The Nanaimo Port Authority’s new Cruise Terminal is well on its way to completion.  The marine component of the facility, comprised of berthing and mooring dolphins, a series of transfer bridges and gangways and the floating concrete arrivals pontoon, will be fully installed by the end of March.

The concrete pontoon, measuring approximately 300 feet in length by 50 feet wide and having a 7 foot freeboard above the water, was constructed in two parts and joined by a complex cabling system in preparation for the final tow to its permanent mooring position adjacent to the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf.  The pontoon represents approximately 30% of the marine budget for the project, and when operational, the berth is designed to handle the largest cruise ships that will operate on the West Coast.

Weather permitting, the pontoon will be towed from Vancouver Pile Driving’s North Vancouver facility and will arrive in Nanaimo between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 22nd.  As well as being the largest component of the terminal docking system, the concrete pontoons are the largest of their type ever constructed in Western Canada and concrete was chosen for its reliability, durability and lower maintenance requirements.

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