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Açu Port, the third-largest in the world
FCC heads the consortium that will
complete this complex civil enginee-
ring project. The project includes the
construction of a 2,438 linear metre
dock to be executed by manufacturing
49 reinforced concrete caissons and a
600-metre dike. The contract also inclu-
des dredging more than 4.1 million cubic
metres to attain an average depth of 31
metres, the dike superstructure works,
and the provision of nautical equipment
and buoys.
The port is located inside the Açu Su-
perport industrial complex, which spans
90 square kilometres (2.5 times the size
of Manhattan), and will comprise 2 ter-
minals with 17 kilometres of pier and 40
berths, capable of receiving ships of up
to 400,000 tonnes. As a result of this
project, Açu will be the third-largest port
in the world and the largest in the Ame-
ricas, with an annual capacity of 350 mi-
llion tonnes.
Barra and on 17 May arrived at their des-
tination, Port Açu where the Mar del Ane-
to and Mar del Enol caisson production
vessels will be moored at the temporary
breakwater
The 4 remaining caissons (of 9 in total) are
nearly completed and the second journey
to deliver these to their destination will com-
mence shortly.