Kotor is one of the most beautiful cities in Montenegro, protected by UNESCO. Medieval old town is located in the very end of Boka Bay, surrounded with thousand meter high mountains Lovćen and Orjen. Bay of Kotor is well protected, Venetian Republic established their port in 15th century. Today, Port of Kotor is favour touristic destination for visitors on cruisers and yachts.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Project: | floating breakwater |
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Investor: | Port of Kotor |
Marina capacity: | 200 berths for yachts up to 50 meters in length |
Works: | design, building, delivery and installations of 60 meters floating breakwater, assembled from Marinetek M3820BRS elements |
Budget: | 198.000 € |
Date of completion: | 2014. |
Extras: | Seaflex mooring system was used for installation, 10 tons capacity bollards are installed |
Investors idea was to additionally protect inner part of the port, where yacht up to 24 metars are to be located, and to get additional berths with proper service for new yachts.
Marinetek provided concept design of whole port, with floating piers and breakwaters, so existing capacity of whole marina will be increased on 220 berths, with additional and separate area for small fisherman boats.
Investor ordered floating breakwater like first phase of reconstruction of marina, so additional piers will be installed during next phases.
After getting this project on international public tender, Marinetek performed building of pontoons, transport by ship, installation of pontoons and Seaflex mooring systems. Also service bollards with water supply and electrical power connections up to 125A, are provided.
25 kN and 100 kN bollards are installed, in order to provide safety mooring berths for yachts up to 18 meters on inner side, and up to 24 meters yachts on outer side of the pier. Whole system was delivered and installed in April, on time for new nautical season, on great satisfactory of the client.
