The extension of the Southern Quay of a length of 525 m for the mooring of 6,400 and 9,000 TEU container ships with a sheet pile screen quay. The characteristics of the quay extension are:
        • Crest level: +6.50 m
        • Calculated dredged level: -17.0 m
        • 2 typical sections
The following main work was done:
        • A calculation of the quay’s geotechnical stability
        • Structural calculations of the quay (sheet piles, anchors, capping beams and rail beams)
        • A calculation of the berm protection
        • A calculation of the mooring and berthing forces
        • The construction procedure
        • The schedule of works
        • A study of alternatives for dredging