Type of work

Maritime works

Açu Port

Brazil

The largest port in America

The largest port in America

  • Construction on the quay
  • Second caisson cargo
  • Caisson tug in Brazil
  • Dique flotante Mar del Aneto
  • Mar del Aneto floating dock
  • Second caisson cargo in Algeciras
  • Açu Port
  • Construction on the quay
  • Second caisson cargo
  • Caisson tug in Brazil
  • Dique flotante Mar del Aneto
  • Mar del Aneto floating dock
  • Second caisson cargo in Algeciras
  • Açu Port

Description

It is located 315 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro. It is the third largest port in the world and the largest in America. This is a deep-water port with a total expected transport capacity of 350 million tons of cargo per year.

The project involves the construction of a 2438 meters vertical dyke, which was executed by manufacturing and anchoring of 49 reinforced concrete segments. One section of dike was also placed in the 600 meters long slope. The first 9 segments were manufactured in the Port of
Algeciras and were transported to the site on semisubmersible barges.