Engineering and Design – Ports and Marine Terminals
Fluor has been responsible for all aspects of engineering and design of terminal facilities including ocean, marine and naval architecture elements of marine terminals. Ocean and civil engineering work has included roadway design, beach protection, slope stability, liquefaction design, evaluation of littoral processes and evaluation of dredging requirements and techniques. Terminal designs have been in protected and exposed waters, including designs for ice-resistant structures. Data gathering has included site surveys; oceanographic, bathymetric and meteorological studies; and geophysical and geotechnical investigations.
Innovative mooring and loading/off-loading facilities designed by Fluor include single-point moorings, multipoint moorings, sea islands, floating docks, bulk handling and general cargo wharfs. Our experience covers the specification and design of virtually all structural systems available for terminal facilities, including:
- Buoyant systems using moored displacement-style hulls and semi-submersible configurations
- Concrete, sheet pile, and cellular bulkheads
- Free-standing piled structures in concrete, steel, and timber
- Jacketed structures
Terminal System Design Capabilities
Terminal design experience in the areas of process, piping, pipeline and mechanical engineering has included systems and facilities for storage, handling, transporting and loading of an extensive range of products. Fluor has designed and specified complete vessel loading/unloading systems, including:
- Automated remote product routing
- Ballast water treatment
- Berthing and mooring management systems
- Corrosion protection systems
- Fire monitor systems
- Metering systems
- Spill control systems
- Utility systems
- Vapor recovery systems
- Waste disposal systems
Fluor also performs upgrades of docks and terminal facilities to meet stringent environmental requirements.