NIRAS has been awarded the planning and design of jetty structures and marine works for a comprehensive oil product terminal.
NIRAS has been awarded the planning and design of jetty structures and marine works for a comprehensive oil product terminal. The facility is located in Cyprus – along the southern Mediterranean cost, near the town of Vasilikos.
NIRAS has been awarded the contract by the internationally renowned company Vitol – through their subsidiary Vitol Tank Terminal International.
The oil product terminal will be a hub facility catering for import by Aframax and Suezmax oil tankers and re-export of the oil products by smaller tankers to the countries in the Mediterranean region. The terminal is planned to include a jetty for import of LNG in the second phase of the project.
The main features of the jetty structures are 1,800 m long access trestles to jetty heads with four berths at 15-20m water depth. Each berth is equipped breasting- and mooring dolphins and a loading platform with oil product handling and fire fighting installations.
The access trestles to the berths are designed with steel girder superstructure with 45m spans supported by piled foundations with tubular steel piles and reinforced concrete capping beams. The loading platforms are designed with R.C. superstructure on tubular steel piles.
NIRAS has been awarded the contract following an international tender and the services comprise planning, met-ocean studies, 3D manoeuvring simulation, design and tendering services.
The oil product terminal is planned to be operational all year – which presents a challenge when it comes to an open sea terminal like the Vasilikos terminal. NIRAS services therefore include comprehensive studies of ship movements, mooring- and down time analyses etc.
The terminal is planned to start operation mid 2012.