Mooring Dolphin (Duque de Alba) – Cumarebo Concrete Port
Project sheet
- Sector
- Marine
- Client
- Cementos Caribe
- Location
- Cumarebo, Falcón State, Venezuela
- Year
- 1991
- Investment
- Bs. 35,000,000 / US$ 2,000,000
- Vialpa Role
- Demolition and construction of mooring dolphin
Project overview
Construction of the mooring dolphin (Duque de Alba) at the Cumarebo concrete port. Works included the demolition of the old collapsed Duque de Alba, the construction of the new one, and the driving of 26-inch steel piles. The construction was carried out without interrupting port activities and under aggressive sea conditions. Contract duration: 5 months.
The Challenge
Demolish and rebuild a collapsed mooring structure within an operational port, working under aggressive sea conditions while maintaining the continuity of port activities.
Vialpa Scope
Demolition of the collapsed mooring dolphin, construction of the new mooring dolphin, driving of 26-inch steel piles and associated marine works.
Engineering / Construction Approach
Careful scheduling of marine works to isolate the demolition and pile driving from active port operations, with protective measures against the aggressive sea conditions.
Operational Constraints
No interruption of port activities during execution. Work under aggressive sea conditions. Complete the works within a 5-month timeframe.
Technical Highlights
- Demolition of the collapsed mooring dolphin and construction of the new one
- Driving of 26-inch steel piles
- Executed without interrupting port activities and under aggressive sea conditions
Key Quantities
Photographic archive and field execution
Original photographic field documentation of road execution, structures, concrete barriers and earthmoving by Constructora Vialpa.
Completed mooring dolphin structure on 26-inch steel piles with reinforced concrete cap and structural metal catwalk
Marine operations for driving and battering steel piles using floating pontoon and lattice cranes under open sea conditions
Marine works front with dock modules, service barges, access gangways and crane trucks during port operations
