This Cruise Pier project, designed by our Engineering & Consulting group, performed by our Marine group, focused on expanding mooring capacity for a range of cruise vessels, including up to Royal Princess Class and smaller Dream, Fantasy, and Destiny Class ships. The endeavor involved constructing a 520ft-long, 30ft- wide access bridge connecting the existing pier to the new structure. The main pier platform, measuring 486ft by 40ft, featured berthing and mooring fixtures on one side, complemented by additional structures such as large-diameter mono-pile mooring dolphins and multi-pile supported breasting and mooring dolphins.

Designed for a 50-year lifespan with regular inspections, the access bridge, main pier platform, and outer mooring structures were crafted from concrete supported by steel pipe piles anchored into the underlying rock foundation. The pile structure connections, fixed with cast-in-place reinforced concrete sockets drilled into the rock, were engineered to withstand a 100-year wind wave event and accommodate mooring and berthing loads from the maximum design vessel. The variable water depths ranging from 11 meters to over 22 meters, along with the variable rock foundation depth, necessitated diverse pile lengths and sizes, showcasing the project's adaptability to site conditions.