Container-Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) - TRMG Block Storage

Reconstruction of the stacking area of the TRMG Blocks 6-13 Client: HHLA Container-Terminal Burchardkai GmbH Construction Costs: (proportional, without cranes) Services: Design planning, approval and tender, preparation for award of contract Period: Planning: Nov 2005 – March 2006 Construction: July 2006 – ongoing Cooperation: Planning department of HHLA Container Terminals GmbH, ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik

The Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) is at the moment, with a handling of ca. 2.6 m. TEU per anno (2005), the largest Container Terminal in the port of Hamburg. Due to the predicted rate of growth of the container handling and therewith the economic necessity a reconstruction and extension of the CTB is desperately essential. For this purpose the reconstruction of berths 3 and 4 of the Burchardkai to another capable berth for container ships of the fourth and fifth generation started in 2006.

In order to accommodate the increased handling capacity the existing use of the stacking area is to be changed. The present container accumulation caused by Van-Carrier (VC) takes place in the future by Triple Rail Mounted Gantry-Cranes in connection with VC at the water-lateral operation as well as with chassis, trucks and VC at the land-lateral operation.

Within the first stage of extension the existing stacking area will be converted to the new TRMG-concept inside an area of 12.8 ha. For this among other things planning services for the establishment of flat founded crane gantries, the differentiated requirements considering asphalt pavement inclusive surface drainage as well as a cable conduit system to supply of the automatic block storage were adduced. The reconstruction takes place during operation of the container terminal. For this a 2.5 km long cable conduit system was additionally planned within the scope of a preferred infrastructure measure to supply the new as well as the existing stacking and handling area. All resulting from these ancillary conditions were considered differentiated in a planning for needed construction time.

Sellhorn Ing. planned the asphalt surfacing of all operation areas as well as the service and sewage systems. It concerned the following main components:

• Drainage system: Rain water drainage, separate drainage mechanisms for stacking areas of dangerous materials and standard container
• Fresh water and water for fire fighting system
• Cable conduit system: Alignment of the high and low voltage system as well as the IT-system
• Asphalt pavement: high-stable bitumen surface layers with special bonding agent, semi-rigid pavement and asphaltic concrete on bases from waste incineration cinder
• Marking and provision of road signs of the operating and handling area
• Foundation beams for containers of dangerous materials, angular retaining walls for load transfer of the gantry beams.