RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED LOADING PIER
CONSTRUCTION COST : US$ 6 million
CLIENT : HELLENIC ASPROPYRGOS REFINERY
The
study involves the reconstruction of an oil-products loading pier which was damaged by the
collision of a tanker in November 1994. As a result of this collision there was damage to a
significant section of the pier and a severance of the main fuel lines, both liquid and
gas. The first phase of the project involved the replacement of these pipelines with an
underwater system which connects the land installation with the offshore platform of the
terminal which was undamaged. This solution had the advantage of providing an immediate
restart of the terminal operations. The second phase of the design, involved the
dismantling of all the damaged sections of the existing installation, salvaging
of the recoverable and reusable materials as well as a re-design of
the structural components of the pier according to modern standards.
The final phase of
the project was the reconstruction of the pier.
The pier is a steel trestle on steel piles. This bridge not only provides a pipe way but
also the access road to the platform. TRITON has carried out the engineering design for
phases one and two, preparation of tender documents, and construction supervision for the
final phase of works.
