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4th Fingerpier

  This new jetty will be built together with the Port of Rotterdam

* Length: 653 metres
* 2 berths for seavessels up to 150.000 dwt (can be used for barges as well)
* 2 berths for barges up to 20.000dwt
* 4 fuel oil loading arms 12" for seavessels (2 per berth) 
* 4 fuel oil loading arms 10" for barges (1 per berth)
* 1 jet fuel /gasoil loading arm 16" for seavessels
* 2 jet fuel loading arms 10" for barges
* 1 gasoil loading arm 10" for barges

 

  First Sea vessel at new jetty
February 2008
  December 2007 
  October 2007
   August 2007
  The jetty from another perspective
June 2007
  View on the jetty
April 2007
  Side view on the jetty
28 March 2007
 

Installation of new loading arms
13 March 2007

  Side view on the jetty
26 February 2007
  All fenders and mooring appurtenances installed by Rotterdam Harbour Authorities

25 January 2007
 

Jetty landing: installation of piping in good progress.

30 November 2006

 

Top view of Jetty under construction. Concrete for platform for seagoing vessels (far end) to be pured in the coming weeks.

12 October 2006

 

Hangscaffold was installed under the complete jetty to ensure a safe workarea for piping contractor.

27 September 2006

 

29 August 2006 

  Pouring concrete 

31 July 2006
  Preparations for barge platform 

30 June 2006
   27 April 2006
   26 April 2006
   23 March 2006
  Pile driving for the substructure of jetty

28 February 2006

  Pile driving for the substructure of jetty

24 February 2006

  Preparations for pile driving

7 February 2006

The depth of this area of the Port is such that extra long piles are required for the jetty. The jetty will rest on a total of 186 steel piles (of diameters of as much as nearly 1 m and lengths to almost 50 m). A further 43 steel piles (of diameters to 3m and lengths in excess of 50 m) will be required for the catwalks, fender walls and bollards.

 

Preparations quay

31 January 2006

 

Construction site  

November 2005

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