November December 2018 Marina World

WORLD NEWS
Golden
rebuilds
storm-torn
marina
USA: Family-owned Moss Marine of
Fort Myers Beach, Florida has rebuilt
its 49-year old marina following
devastation caused in 2017 by
Hurricane Irma.
Golden Marine Systems installed 950
double and 850 single e-track docking
to create a dock measuring 7,500ft²
(697m²). Made of 6061 T6 marine
grade aluminium with stainless steel
components, the innovative system
allows for adjustable cleats, finger piers
and pile guides. With rubber Flexi-
Block Connectors, there’s no creaking.
Service troughs provide exceptional
utility access. The decking and fascia
boards are manufactured from a lowmaintenance,
long-life composite.
New design for giant breakwater
CANADA: Marinetek North America has installed a giant breakwater in the
challenging waters of Saguenay in Quebec. The project featured the company’s
new KH-series breakwater units, which weigh in at 86 tons apiece at the top of
the range.
The City of Saguenay set a
demanding brief for a floating
breakwater system that could remain in
the water during the harsh, icy winters
and offer protection from aggressive
waves and tides during the summer
operating season. Daily tides can
stretch up to 6.9m (23ft); water depths
vary from 6 to 24m (20 to 80ft); and
waves can reach 2.2m (7.5ft) high. In
addition, the installation has to sit in
brackish water with up to a metre of
thick ice, and withstand winds up to
75mph (121km/h).
Breakwater units, each measuring
6m (20ft) wide x 20m (66ft) long x
2.4m (8ft) high, were built for the
project, which was designed by
Marinetek from start to finish. “One of
the main challenges was to anchor
Golden Marine Systems led the
project, coordinating everything from
obtaining the permits to scheduling and
overseeing the installation of the docks,
utilities and fuel system.
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these immense floating breakwaters
in deep water with the large tides,”
explained Richard Murray, Marinetek
North America managing director and
head engineer. “After reviewing all the
design criteria and site conditions, we
decided to use heavy duty steel chain
with massive anchor blocks on the
longer section and large steel vertical
H-beams along the seawall for the
shorter section.”
The breakwater units were shipped
from Marinetek’s Croatian factory
to Canada, towed to the project site
and installed in August 2018 using
80 concrete sinkers and chains. Four
vertical steel H-beams were secured to
the seawall.
The KH-series is the result of over
12 months’ R&D including extensive
research, design and engineering, and
tank tests conducted by VTT Technical
Research Centre in Finland, one of the
leading companies of its kind in Europe.
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