Boskalis Nordic Today No.02/2018-2019

08 PORT OF KALAJOKI, FINLAND | WEST QUAY EXTENSION AND NEW RO-RO RAMP

PORT OF KALAJOKI LAUNCHES CONTAINER TRAFFIC

TEXT: MARKKU SALONEN | PHOTOS 01 AND 03: TERRAMARE, PHOTO 02: PORT OF KALAJOKI

T he town of Kalajoki, renowned for Finland’s finest sand dunes, is also well known for its sawn timber port, the largest on the Gulf of Bothnia. Ap- proximately 500,000 m 3 of sawn timber is exported through the Port of Kalajoki each year, mainly to the rest of Europe and North Africa. The total annual traffic vol- ume is around 700,000 tonnes, and ap- proximately 200 vessels, on average, visit the port each year. In addition to sawn timber, plywood, steel structures, scrap iron, growth peat, grain and wood pellets are also exported from Kalajoki. Imports include various minerals and animal feed for industrial use as well as project cargo, such as wind turbine parts. The traffic at the port has been growing steadily, and new growth is also being promoted by container traffic, launched in summer 2018, which will significantly ex- pand the port’s services.

123-METRE QUAY EXTENSION In the expansion of its operations, the Port of Kalajoki will increase its ship berths with a new quay section, extending the length of its West Quay by 123 metres. The quay extension also comprises a 19 metres long transverse quay, including a ro-ro ramp, to be built at the outer end of the extended quay. The quay extension will enable the port to handle two handysize cargo ves-

sels simultaneously or provide a free berth for line and container traffic. Terramare is responsible for the Port of Kalajoki’s West Quay extension and ramps. The contract began at the begin- ning of 2018 with dredging and levelling work carried out at the quay extension site. Underwater drilling and blasting were also carried out at the outer end of the quay. The site was dredged to a mini-

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THE CAST-IN-SITU ELEMENTS FOR THE WEST QUAY extension were installed at the site using the floating crane Nosto-Pekka. THE PORT OF KALAJOKI IS LOCATED IN A PLACE of great natural beauty, close to sand dunes popular with holidaymakers.

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10.2 METRES HIGH QUAY ELEMENTS, 29 IN TOTAL, were produced with in-situ casting.

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