CLIFTON PIER TERMINAL RECONSTRUCTION
Nassau, Bahamas

The existing Clifton Pier Facility was constructed in 1999 and was used for vessel crew access and for loading/unloading petroleum products from the Texaco terminal onto inter-island barges (3,000 to 4,000 dead weight tonnage (DWT)) for subsequent distribution in the Bahamas Islands. Hurricane Francis resulted in the complete collapse of the Pier and Pipeline Network system and a partial collapse of the vessel berthing/mooring system. As a result, the Clifton Pier Facility has been inoperable since September 2004. CHE conducted a feasibility level engineering study in November 2004 to evaluate potential replacement alternatives for the Clifton Pier. Final engineering design followed utilizing the information obtained from the previous phase feasibility level analysis and new data for geotechnical, wind waves, tides, and vessel fleet characteristics and maneuverability. The design was constructed in the Spring of 2007 and the installation consisted of a new mooring arrangement with two breasting dolphins, a mooring dolphin, a mooring buoy, an upland bollard with new walkways and new marine piping network.