PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 19,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Advancing the Tomorrow's Port
Canaveral vision to accommodate future growth for the world's
second-busiest cruise port, Canaveral Port Authority engaged
long-time partner CH2M to design a new terminal to support its
cruise business, which currently accounts for 80 percent of the
Port's revenue.
The new terminal will join the Port's Cruise Terminal One, also
designed by CH2M, in its ability to serve ships like Royal
Caribbean's Oasis-class, with capacities of more than 5,400
passengers. The berth will also strengthen Port Canaveral's
position as an in-demand port-of-call and popular vacation
destination.
In addition to leading design of the proposed 1,400-foot-long
terminal berth, CH2M will provide permit support, dredging, bidding
support and construction support as part of their waterside
engineering design and permitting services contract.
"With experience on both waterside and landside design of cruise
terminals at Port Canaveral, we dive deeper than most when it comes
to understanding the relationship between a wharf and terminal,"
said Gary Ledford, CH2M project
manager. "Our multi-faceted design knowledge will aid the Port
Authority in ensuring that the wharf and the new terminal function
seamlessly together so incoming ships can turn around efficiently
and continue their journeys."
Guided by their previous success on every recent major
waterfront permitting effort at Port Canaveral, and permitting for
nearly all of Florida's deepwater ports, CH2M will assist the Port
Authority in securing permits from various state and local agencies
including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard
and Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conversation Commission.
Said CH2M Global Transportation Market Director Kevin Slack, "We're proud to be a significant
partner of Port Canaveral's past growth and are eager to continue
supporting the successful implementation of a bigger, better
terminal to serve today's largest vessels, and assisting the Port
Authority in its strategic cruise and infrastructure improvement
plans."
The new berth will support an estimated nearly 4,000 permanent
jobs, in coordination with overall modernization and improvement
plans, including the Port's channel widening and deepening and new
cargo piers.
With a legacy spanning more than a century, including work at
Port Canaveral since 1954, CH2M's maritime and coastal engineers
lead the industry in developing and implementing modernization and
capacity increasing solutions that advance business, stakeholder
and community goals.
About CH2M
CH2M leads the professional services industry delivering
sustainable solutions benefiting societal, environmental and
economic outcomes with the development of infrastructure and
industry. In this way, CH2Mers make a positive difference providing
consulting, design, engineering and management services for clients
needing world-class solutions in environmental; industrial and
advanced facilities; transportation; and water markets, from iconic
infrastructure to global programs like the Olympic Games.
Ranked among the World's Most Ethical Companies and top firms
in environmental consulting and program management, CH2M in 2016
became the first professional services firm honored with the World
Environment Center Gold Medal Award for efforts advancing
sustainable development. Connect with CH2M
at www.ch2m.com; LinkedIn; Twitter;
and Facebook.
Contact:
Lori Irvine
CH2M, Corporate Marketing and Communications
720-286-3137
Lori.Irvine@ch2m.com
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