Container Terminal at Belde Port, Turkey

Fig.1: Terminal Layout Client: BELDE Port Operations and Warehousing Co. Construction Costs: ca. 500 Mio. USD Services: Master Plan, Strengthening Design, Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Tender Design and Tender Documents for the quay wall, Ro-Ro quay and Terminal Period: 2007 - 2008 Cooperation: HPC Hamburg Port Consulting

In 2007, the Belde Port was seeking to continue the implementation after seven years interruption due to the Izmit-Earthquake and to start the operation of the container terminal. The following phased development for achieving a projected throughput of 1,600,000 TEU/year was proposed:

a) Phase I a: Strengthening of the 450 m existing quay wall and terminal yard at three hinterland levels; water depth 16.5 m

b) Phase I b: Construction of a new container terminal with a quay length of 500 m and a terminal depth of 290 m at level +3 m; water depth 17 m

c) Phase I c: Construction of a new Ro-Ro terminal, two Ro-Ro ramps with 24 m and 32 m lengths and a dolphins catwalk; water depth 12 m

d) Phase II: Extension of the container terminal with a quay length of 486 m and a terminal depth of 290 m; water depth 17 m

e) Phase III: Further extension of the container terminal to a total quay length of 1700 m and expansion of the terminal (phase I a) to terminal depth of 290 m; water depth 17 m

f) Phase IV: Ro-Ro expansion and construction of a new intermodal yard (connection to railway) on the east terminal

The special challenge was the consideration of very high earthquake accelerations according to the new Turkish standards, which led to special resistant constructions.