摘要: |
Thefirst port facility in North America expressly built to serve as a logistics hub for offshore wind farms, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, in New Bedford. Massachusetts, required a bulkhead capable of handling loads significantly greater than those imposed on other wharves in the United States. Designed to accommodate large crawler cranes that will lift turbine components weighing hundreds of metric tons, the bulkheadfeatures a system of cellular sheet-pile cofferdams capable of providing the support and flexibility required. By combining port construction with significant efforts to remediate existing contamination in New Bedford Harbor, the project boosts local economic prospects while helping to foster tlx nascent U.S. offshore wind industry. |