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Pier G Berth C230 Development ProjectThe wharf at Berth G230 will extend the berthing length of Pier G by approximately 477 feet which will allow two 12,000 TEU vessels and one 10,000 TEU vessel to be berthed along Berths G230, G232, G234 and G236 simultaneously. Biggs Cardosa has completed 100% design plans and specifications for the proposed wharf at Berth G230. The G230 wharf has been designed in accordance to the “Port of Long Beach Wharf Design Criteria” Version 2.0. The wharf, fill and backland operations at Berth G230 have been designed and staged so that existing wharves at Berths G232 and G236 shall remain fully operational, actively loading and unloading container vessels during the construction of the wharf at G230.
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Pier G Berth G236 Retrofit ProjectThe wharves at G236 are a total of 1,295 feet long and 127 feet wide. In 2006, as part of the Port of Long Beach’s Green Port Policy, port tenants were notified through their lease negotiations that their existing wharves were to be retrofitted with cold ironing or ship to shore power infrastructure by 2014, an effort to reduce air pollution from ship emissions and improve local air quality. Biggs Cardosa designed the structural infrastructure required to cold iron, or provide electrical power to berthed container vessels at Pier G, Berth G236. The project was designed and staged so that the tenant’s shipping operations were not interrupted during the construction of the six shore power vaults on the wharves. |
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Wharves 6, 6.5 and 7 Upgrade - Oakland Army BaseBiggs Cardosa was selected to provide structural engineering services for Wharves 6, 6.5 and 7 as part of the Oakland Army Base Redevelopment project. The wharves were originally constructed in the 1940’s, damaged during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and a repair program was undertaken in the 1990’s. Under the current redevelopment project, a study was performed to determine the level of strengthening necessary to bring the wharves back to their original load carrying capacity while meeting current seismic requirements. In addition, the wharves were strengthened to accommodate new commercially viable cranes that will be used to load bulk materials onto ships. |
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