Feature Project – Deltaport Third Berth
Construct an additional concrete caisson supported berth & container terminal.
Sometimes bigger is not always better. Yet, in the case of our Deltaport Third Berth project, bigger was not only better, it was 'perfection'. And as projects go, you'd be hard pressed to find a project of this level of complexity and magnitude that would qualify as perfect.
The highly technical project called for the construction of a third 430 m (1,400 ft.) long concrete-caisson-supported berth and 22 ha (49 acres) of fill for a container terminal. To accomplish such a feat required the expansion of an existing shipping channel; the creation of a new tug moorage area; moving 2.2 million tonnes of rock products; importing 1.1 million m3 (1.4 million cu. yd.) of dredged river sand and dredging and disposing 1.0 million m3 (1.3 million cu. yd.) of existing ocean floor.
Graham partnered with Vancouver Pile Driving (VanPile), under the company name Deltaport Constructors Ltd., and began construction on the massive project in January 2007. The joint venture proved to be an advantage for both companies as it brought together Graham's operational expertise and financial backing with the expertise of a marine specialist in VanPile. (more...)
