Development of Fishery Terminals and Port Facilities

National Seminar for Fishing Technology

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Niek van der Sluijs, Technical Director
08 November 2013

Contents
Objective: To showcase the capabilities of Farol JV in the field of ports
and harbours in general and specifically in Fishery Ports.
Company Profile and Relevant Experience
Introduction to Fishery Ports

Project 1 Fishery Export Facility

Project 2 Dikkowita Fishery Harbour

Company profile

Company Profile
The Joint Venture between ATP Engenharia and Royal HaskoningDHV
started operations from 01 July 2013. The focus is on the execution of
projects in the Ports and Waterways Sector. Farol JV is the result of
more than 1 year partnership between both companies.

20 years of existence with strong presence in

the whole of Brazil en abroad. The portfolio
includes studies, designs, supervision and
construction management.
International Engineering and Environmental
consultant established more than 130 years
ago. Leader in the Maritime Sector with
projects around the world.

Maritime Services
Royal HaskoningDHVs experience encompasses engineering
and consultancy services in:

Greenfield Harbour Developments

Container Terminals
Ro-Ro, Car, Passenger, and Ferry Terminals
LNG/LPG and Liquid Cargo Terminals
Naval Base and Defence Facilities
Dry Bulk Facilities
Cruise Terminals
Small Vessel Facilities, Fishery Ports
Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yards

Project References
Royal HaskoningDHV Fishery Ports Projects:
Planning, Design and Supervision for Dikkowita Fishery Port, Sri Lanka
Planning and Conceptual Design for Moruga Fishing Port, Trinidad and Tobago
Port Development Plan for Fishery Port, United Kingdom
Duqm Port Fisheries Harbour, Sultanate of Oman
Port Masterplan for Tor Bay Harbour Authority, United Kingdom
Grimsby Fish Dock Flood Gates Design , United Kingdom
Greencastle Harbour Project Health and Safety Assessment, Ireland

Other Relevant Royal HaskoningDHV Experience

Environmental impact assessments for marine environments, including fish stock and
species assessments
Planning and design of fish passes for locks and barriers in river systems

Fishery Ports

Port Facilities
The port facility is a node in the transport chain located on the waters edge where cargo
changes transport modality often associated with intermediate storage and processing
facilities.
A fishery port often includes the following facilities:
Access Channel
Breakwaters if required
Berths, mooring jetties or vessel
landing (beach)
Slipway, boat lift or repair berth
Fuel jetty
Processing sheds
Cold stores
Ice production
Auction hall
Offices, control building and canteen

Workshops for maintenance

Storage
Truck loading platform
Container stuffing area, reefer
connection points
Security fencing, customs facilities
Utility provisions, like water supply,
sewerage treatment, waste collection
Access roads

Port Facilities - HSE

As with every port, the health, safety and environmental aspects are of major
importance. However for fish products the pollution control is essential; detailed quality
plans for monitoring of handling procedures and testing of conditions (water quality,
cold storage, etc.) are vital.

For planning and operating fishing ports the negative impacts of following issues need
thorough consideration :
Air quality and dust pollution due to cross-contamination from neighbouring
industries or unpaved facilities
Groundwater contamination
Fuel spills, bilge water and wash-down water from vessels or the quay apron
Fish waste, offal, trash fish and hose down water from processing areas
Sewarage from onshore facilities as well as vessels
General waste like garbage, scrap, kitchen waste

Classification of Fishery Ports

FAO grades ports according to the type of fishery they serve, i.e. artisanal, coastal, offshore
and distant waters.

Source: FAO

Classification of Fishery Ports

Source: FAO

Classification of Fishery Ports

Source: FAO

Classification of Fishery Ports

Source: FAO

Project 1

Project 1 Fish Export Facility

Project 1 - Project Objectives

Our role: strategic advice for the Port Development Plan
The requirement is was to boost the local economy by landing the fish onshore and
containerising the fish instead of transhipping offshore into reefer vessels. This also
reduced the overall transport costs, however the facilities needed to be upgraded.
Current Situation:
Reefer Vessel
Fishing Vessel

Fishing Vessel

Vigo Cold Store

Truck/Container

MV Cold Store

Truck/Container

FI Cold Store
Vessel

Container

(End of season catch)

Fishing Vessel
Alternative:
Fishing Vessel

Project 1 Throughput
Sustainable Catch of 50,000 tonnes loligo squid and 40,000 tonnes fin-fish
Processed and boxed in the hold of the vessel
Two calls per season:
51,000 tonnes transhipped to reefer vessels
39,000 tonnes in hold as end-of-season catch back to home country
Large peaks in March and August when fish is landed
Development scenarios ranging from 12,300 tpa to 65,000 tonnes per annum,
resulting in 500 to 3,000 full containers for export

Project 1 Challenges

No suitable cranes to handle 40 containers

Feasibility of the container vessel calls, considering limited other cargoes
Loads on access trestle would increase
Use of berths by other vessels for offshore supply, cruise and container handling
resulted in excessive waiting time
Clean quay apron for the discharge of catch and stuffing of containers
Market place for fish pricing
Additional cold storage requirement
Paved container storage and reefer points
Quay Utilisation- Utilisation C
100%
90%
80%

Utilisation (%)

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%

Cruise
Fisheries
Container

20%
10%
0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Month

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Project 1 Solutions
Restructuring of Port Management
Port Remedial Works to improve the facility:
e.g. repairs and maintenance to avoid further degradation
improvements like strengthening of deck and causeway,
additional cranes, improved drainage, additional reefer
plugs
Relocate warehouses to increase quay area
Port Expansion Works if volumes increase:
Additional berth
New causeway
A container yard
Cold stores
Lay-up berths or moorings (to attact end of season catch)

Project 1 Solutions

Project 2

Project 2 Dikkowita

Project 2 - Project Objectives

Our role: contract management, site supervision and design review
The requirement is was to maximize the contribution of fisheries to the national
economy by consolidating all the fish landing places to a modern facility and to provide
safe and easy anchorage facility and enhanced fish landing facilities for 340 multi-day
fishing vessels and 150 IDAY boats.

Project 2 Design

Total Length of breakwaters 1,100 m.

Loading and unloading area for berthing 20 Multi-day boats at a time.
1,150m of berthing length for anchoring boats.
950m2 building for unloading/fish cleaning and auction.
1,700m2 building for cold stores and freezing facilities.
70m2 building for ice plant.
Administration building for stores, harbour manager and crew amenities, etc.
Building for net mending, slipway for ship repair, etc.
Fresh water storage and distribution system.
Electricity substation and distribution system and emergency back-up generator.
Fuel storage and distribution system.

Project 2 Challenges
Wave conditions: a heavy breakwater structure to safeguard the tranquility in
entrance and port basin
Required water depth for mother vessels
Resettlement of fishing communities

Project 2 Quay walls

Summary
Farol JV through Royal HaskoningDHV and ATP Engenharia well placed to undertake
engineering and consultancy services in the maritime environment in Brazil.
The variety in projects shows that we understand the logistics, environmental
aspects, operations as well as the engineering requirements of fishery ports.
The cost optimisation is important in the planning and design stage and the need for
breakwaters, quantity of dredging and type of quay structures needs thorough
assessment.

Important to work closely together with fishing communities, governmental bodies

and environmental agencies.

We look forward to contributing with our knowledge to the working group to modernise
and optimise the fishing terminals.

Questions?

Details:
Niek van der Sluijs, Technical Director
Farol JV
Av. Rui Barbosa 1363, Sala 121
Graas, Recife, PE
Tel no.: +55 81 3126 3888
niek.van.der.sluijs@faroljv.eng.br
niek.van.der.sluijs@rhdhv.com