Infrastructure: Marine Docks & Terminals
Maverick Engineering, Inc. is your experienced resource for marine facilities projects, such as dock facility construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation and upgrade projects, including hydrographic sounding and dredging package preparation.
Below listed is a sampling of projects:
Bob Hall Pier
Engineered and constructed at a cost of 1.3 million dollars, and paid for by the Federal Government. The pier is 1,240 feet long and 15.5 feet wide, with the T-Head at the end being 165 feet long and a little over 19 feet wide.
Dolphin Exhibit - Texas State Aquarium
The new Dolphin Exhibit and shade structure, features a 300,000 gallon salt water tank for the nurturing of dolphins who are unable to live in the wild. Surrounding the tank at surface-level will be observation areas as well as a grandstand for educational demonstrations. Another important feature of the Dolphin Exhibit is the under-water viewing area with tiered walk ways provided to enable large crowds to have an unobstructed view. The outside surface-level viewing area is shaded by a tensile structure of slender masts and fabric sunlight baffles. The shade structure retains the nautical theme that is prevalent throughout the existing aquarium. Maverick Engineering, Inc. provided all civil and structural design support for this project.
Dock One Open Pavilion - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
The purpose of this project was to increase public awareness and appreciation for the Port Authority by providing a waterfront park for observing ocean vessels, such as cruise ships, submarines, navy freighters and tankers traversing the ship channel under the Harbor Bridge. The new facility is also intended to be available for public functions and receptions, as well as public tours for visiting Navy and Coast Guard ships and "goodwill" missions of other vessels. The initial phase involved removal of the northern half of the Cargo Dock One adjacent to the ship channel and construction of concrete pavilion with a large open deck for public use. The entry to the Open Pavilion is an approach which incorporates an existing monument as part of the design. The angled bridge diverts the visitor away from the commercial port activities with more direct access to public parking. The deck, with its patterned brick pavers, white tent structures and small seating planters situated through the pavilion, portrays a nautical theme appropriate to this waterfront setting. Maverick Engineering, Inc. also complete engineering for the replacement of existing 50 year old timber structure cargo dock with new concrete structure dock further expanding open pavilion for the public's use.
Marine Dock Upgrades
Since 1976 Maverick Engineering personnel have designed and managed construction of Citgos docks 1 through 8 in the Port of Corpus Christi. Improvements have included extensions, upgrades and rehabilitiaton of mooring structures, fendering systems, cranes, hose handling and dockside facilities, as well as walkways and approachways.
Cruise Terminal - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Completed a Phase I Engineering Design of modifying an existing dock facility above water. Work included design of new building and modifying an existing building.
Bob Hall Pier - County of Nueces, Texas
Project Manager for design to rehabilitate 1400 linear feet fishing pier structure in the Gulf of Mexico. Design work included Cathodic Protection System.
Dock #1 Citgo, Corpus Christi
Design and construction management of new breasting and mooring structures to upgrade existing facility to receive 70,000 DWT ships. Project also included barge fendering system and rehabilitation of existing timber dock. Work also included design of pressurized dockhouse. A dock extension project was added to accommodate a Vapor Recovery skid and a 25T crane.
Dock #2 - Citgo, Corpus Christi
Complete design of hose handling crane support system and the vapor recovery skid and related piping support system.
Dock #3 - Citgo, Corpus Christi
Since 1976 engineers at MEI have been responsible for numerous upgrades and improvements of all walkways, approachways and breasting structures. Recently completed a Fendering System Rehabilitation Project.
Dock #7 - Citgo, Corpus Christi
Complete condition survey inspections and engineering for the refurbishment/repair of existing concrete dock and installation of new barge fendering system.
Dock #8 - Citgo, Corpus Christi
Complete engineering involving marine, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines for major reconstruction/rehabilitation of existing 43 year old facility. Project consisted of new breasting and mooring structures, partial reconstruction of dock and approachway area, pressurized dockhouse and hose handling crane system. Approximately 80% of existing dock was salvaged as a result of thorough field inspections.
Our scope included an assessment report of the damage sustained to the breasting structures including preliminary construction cost estimates, and finally preparing a full detailed design construction package.
Koch Barge Dock #1 Citgo, Corpus Christi
Completed an existing dock condition survey for CITGO Terminal Maintenance Department. Scope included above water and underwater assessment of the existing dock and related marine structures.Koch Ship Dock #2 - Citgo, Corpus Christi
Complete an existing dock condition survey for CITGO Terminal Maintenance Department. Scope included above water and underwater assessment of the existing dock, pipe support structures, breasting structures and mooring structures.
Bulk Dock 1 - Port of Corpus Christi
Complete engineering design and construction inspection services for dock expansion project. West trestle structure was extended to support railroad track extension.
Cargo Dock #2 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Design work for dock rehabilitation and fender improvements project. Existing fifty (50) year old concrete structure was repaired using shotcrete procedures, and new rubber fender system was installed to receive 30,000 DWT Cruise Ships.
Oil Docks 4 and 7 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Complete engineering design of new mooring structure involving alternate design of monopile and 9 pile structure. Work also involved existing condition assessment inspection and replacement of existing deteriorated pipe supports with extensive concrete repairs and cathodic protection.
Oil Dock 4, 7, and 11 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Design work for mooring system improvements around Avery Point Turning Basin. Total of 8 new mooring structures were added at the three adjacent docks. Prior to final design work, a system analysis study was completed in order to justify need and location of structures to minimize vessel drift magnitude at the most narrow section of the ship channel.
Oil Dock 8, 9, and 10 - Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Complete engineering and field inspection services. Work consisted of concrete and steel rehabilitation, cathodic protection installation, and barge fendering system installation.Oil Dock 11 - Port of Corpus Christi
Complete concrete structure condition survey and engineering for the concrete rehabilitation work for the existing 28 year old dock. A sacrificial cathodic corrosion protection system was designed to protect the portion of concrete structure near the splash zone.
Dock #2 - Southwestern Refining Company, Corpus Christi
Complete engineering design for addition of 3 mooring structures, barge fendering system, timber dock structure rehabilitation work, replacement of all crude oil and product piping system, dockhouse, electrical, and hose handling crane system. Also responsible for the detailed structural condition assessment work prior to design work.
Dock #3 - Southwestern Refining Company, Corpus Christi
Complete dock condition survey and engineering design for upgrading existing 85,000 DWT Dock to 135,000 DWT vessel capacity. Design included mooring and breasting structures, piping, dockhouse, electrical, and hose handling crane system.
Wharf Pier 1 - Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi
Complete field inspections and engineering for rehabilitation of existing small craft dock facility.
Dock Upgrade - Carco Refinery, Savannah GA
Design and construction management of upgrading of existing dock facility for berthing of 65,000 DWT ships. Project involved reconstruction of existing bulkhead enclosed docking facility with new bulkhead, breasting and mooring systems, four loading arm systems, piping, instrumentation and electrical system. Also included in scope was the detailed existing condition survey work prior to detailed design work.
Dock Upgrade Project -Texas Lehigh Cement Co, Corpus Christi
Complete inspection of existing breasting and mooring structure and upgrade design to receive larger vessels.
A Dock Rehabilitation - Citgo, Lake Charles LA
Completed existing dock condition assessment, feasibility study with Project Design Basis and AFE cost estimate for A Dock Rehabilitation Project.
B Dock Project - Citgo, Lake Charles LA
Completed B Dock Project Screen and Evaluation Study. Our scope included analyzing existing bulkhead stresses after discounting the corrosion losses to determine urgency of bulkhead replacement/rehabilitation requirements. In addition, review of feasibility study prepared by others will be performed. Alternative solutions will be prepared with detailed economic analysis.