Case Study Overview
A 500m long marine jetty was required at Hinkley to allow materials to be delivered to site for the construction of the new nuclear power station. The marine jetty is supported on tubular steel piles with prefabricated steel sections forming the roadway. Precast concrete deck panels were installed on top of the steel roadway sections to form the finished jetty. A conveyor system will be installed along one side of the jetty to allow bulk materials to be delivered by ship, reducing the amount of HGV road movements throughout the project.
At a glance
- Location: Hinkley, Somerset
- Plant used: Eurojack 3923 – jack up barge
- What we did: Red7Marine supplied the Eurojack 3923 with operational crew to carry out heavy lift operations.
The Challenge
The Solution
The Eurojack 3923 with its 800t deck capacity was carefully selected for the project with a 400t capacity Terex crawler crane loaded onto the jack up barge.
Red7Marine’s in-house engineers provided the bespoke stability calculations and sea-fastening designs for all of the various prefabricated sections that were transported to site on the barge.
An experienced marine engineer was seconded to the project to assist our client with the project planning and marine supervision.
Complete Package Delivery
Red7Marine provided equipment, crew and engineering support to the project to ensure our clients successful delivery of the marine jetty.
Solutions Provider
Red7Marine provided specialist jack up barge and marine experience to the project. Bespoke deck layouts and designs were supplied throughout the project.
Skilled Team
Red7Marine’s operations and engineering teams are all highly skilled and experienced in the marine environment providing partners with an industry leading service.
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