painted in 880 microns of Interzone 505
marine grade coating.
All materials were properly packed, protected
and stacked by ESC Steel to ensure
no damage during the handling and shipping
process. The packing and stacking
method is designed to ensure that no painted
surface comes in contact with any hard
surface, with caution taken to prevent the
pipe from deforming in any way. For smaller
components, ESC Steel loaded those on a
rack. All materials were put on a transport
ship to be transported to the project site.
At the project, contractor VolkerStevin
International installed the piles using a
jack-up barge. The piles were drilled into
rock sockets at a depth of 65 feet. The piles
themselves were 115 feet long and weighed
up to 75MT per piece. Sixteen piles were
installed in total.
The project took delivery of ESC’s products
in April 2017 and all works were handed
over in February 2018 (one month ahead
of schedule) to the client by the contractor
VolkerStevin out of the UK.
The new facility will enable larger 20,000
tonne Point Class vessels to berth in the
harbour. Eighty-five percent of all the UK
military supplies for the Falklands will run
through the Port now that it is completed.
ESC Group was founded in the 1980s
and has developed a comprehensive support
system for its clients in the U.S. and
globally, as demonstrated by the Mare
Harbour Project on the Falkland Islands.
The company’s primary objective in North
America is to use its range of expertise
to provide customers with efficient and
quality products and services that meet all
requirements.
In July 2019, the project was awarded the
International Project of the Year Award by
Construction News in the UK. t
Photos courtesy of ESC Steel, LLC
PDCA STEEL MEMBER – STEEL PROJECT
The piles themselves were
115 feet long and weighed
up to 75MT per piece.
Port Facility
Causeway
Dolphins Ro-Ro Jetty
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