Port and Maritime Engineering

FUTURE Group relies on the vast experience of its specialists in various coastal and port subjects and is a strategic partner of its clients in maritime affairs.

The Port and Maritime Engineering Business Unit has over 38 years of experience in developing world-class solutions in the areas of coastal, port and shipyard engineering, spreading and highlighting the value of Portuguese engineering throughout the world.

 

Its team was responsible for planning, designing and supervising numerous relevant international undertakings in countries such as Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, Brazil, Spain, Cape Verde, Poland, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Nigeria.

 

With the substantial curriculum it has accumulated over decades, this business unit has established itself as a clear world reference, having been responsible for the design of 3 of the 10 largest shipyards in the world.

 

Over 38 years of experience. Responsible for the design of 3 of the 10 largest shipyards in the world. The figures show it: Future is a reference in this business.

Reference Projects

PORT OF LEIXÕES CONTAINER TERMINAL EXPANSION

Operational reorganization of an area of the TLC of about 7 hectares, including three new container parks filled with RTG-type gantry cranes a railway park, a park for empty containers and 2 buildings.
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PORTO NOVO - PROJECT FOR ADAPTATION TO LARGER SHIPS AND IMPROVEMENT OF ANCHORAGE CONDITIONS

Extension of Quay 1 of the Port of Porto Novo to receive cruise ships up to 200m LOA and to respond to the growth of the cruise tourism segment on the island of Santo Antão.
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SEDIMENT TRANSPOSITION FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE HYDRODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM IN THE RIA DE AVEIRO AND PATEIRA DE FERMENTELOS

Project to reinforce the threatened shores by the advance of the water, restore the sediment supply to the coast and contribute to the improvement of navigation in the Ria by 95 km.
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ASRY SHIPYARD, BAHRAIN

Shipyard project to receive large oil tankers (VLCC) up to 450 000 tdw. ASRY is an industrial enterprise formed by seven Arab countries from the OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Libya, Iraq, Qatar and UAE).
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JEDDAH SHIPYARD, SAUDI ARABIA

Project of the JSRY shipyard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the Barri reef, located near the coast. The shipyard has the necessary infrastructure to receive ships up to 45,000 tdw, in light draft.
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MITRENA SHIPYARD EXPANSION (HYDROLIFT)

Rehabilitation project for existing structures (dry docks, docks, jetty bridges, fluid networks, sewers and electricity), including construction: the Hydrolift, Panamax type docking system (60 000 tdw), consisting of three repair platforms, with bottom slabs located close to the general level of the outer embankment, and a frontal lock for the transfer of ships; the offshore pier; the viaduct on the isthmus connecting the embankment to the elevation; domestic and industrial effluent treatment stations.
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TERMINAL XXI - PORT OF SINES CONTAINER TERMINAL

FUTURE PROMAN has been responsible for numerous projects in the Port of Sines, among which the 3 phases of expansion of the port stand out (the last one is in progress). Some of the works carried out since 1999 are presented:
Extension of the East breakwater in 1 100m - 1st Phase;
1st Expansion Phase of Terminal XXI, including the construction of the 325m long berth (including dredging, landfills, paving, nets, etc.);
Extension of the East breakwater in 400m - 2nd Phase,
Expansion of the berth at 325 m;
2nd and 3rd Phase of Expansion of the berth and container terminal (including dredging, landfills, paving, nets, etc.).
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NEW MOBILE BRIDGE IN LEIXÕES PORT

The project for the construction of a new mobile bridge included the widening of the passage between docks, the widening of the bridge deck and the access viaducts, the coverage of the pedestrian strip, two vertical access cores made up of elevators and stairs in correspondence with the railway station, metro and bus stops, rearrangement of urban insertions, lighting and signalling, and rehabilitation of existing viaducts.
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EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL OF GÄVLE PORT

Project aimed at expanding and modernizing the container terminal at the Port of Gävle, which includes the definition of the new layout, optimization of storage areas according to the operational concept, new buildings, water supply network and electrical systems (among other networks).
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Project

PORT OF LEIXÕES CONTAINER TERMINAL EXPANSION

Port Engineering
2019
Leixões, Portugal
YILPORT IBERIA

Operational reorganization of an area of the TLC of about 7 hectares, including three new container parks filled with RTG-type gantry cranes a railway park, a park for empty containers and 2 buildings.

Services:

Studies and Design.

Project

PORTO NOVO - PROJECT FOR ADAPTATION TO LARGER SHIPS AND IMPROVEMENT OF ANCHORAGE CONDITIONS

Port and Maritime Engineering
2019
Cabo Verde
ENAPOR – Empresa Nacional de Administração de Portos S.A.

Extension of Quay 1 of the Port of Porto Novo to receive cruise ships up to 200m LOA and to respond to the growth of the cruise tourism segment on the island of Santo Antão.

Services:

Study of alternatives, of numerical modelling of maritime agitation and Basic Design

Project

SEDIMENT TRANSPOSITION FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE HYDRODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM IN THE RIA DE AVEIRO AND PATEIRA DE FERMENTELOS

Maritime Engineering
2012/2018
Portugal
Polis Litoral Ria de Aveiro - Sociedade para a Requalificação e Valorização da Ria de Aveiro, SA

Project to reinforce the threatened shores by the advance of the water, restore the sediment supply to the coast and contribute to the improvement of navigation in the Ria by 95 km. 

Services:

Detailed Design and Technical Assistance.

Project

ASRY SHIPYARD, BAHRAIN

Port and Maritime Engineering
1974/1977
Bahrain
ASRY - Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard

Shipyard project to receive large oil tankers (VLCC) up to 450 000 tdw. ASRY is an industrial enterprise formed by seven Arab countries from the OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Libya, Iraq, Qatar and UAE).

Services:

Detailed Design and Technical Assistance.

Project

JEDDAH SHIPYARD, SAUDI ARABIA

Port and Maritime Engineering
1979/1983
Saudi Arabia
Autoridade Portuária Saudita

Project of the JSRY shipyard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the Barri reef, located near the coast. The shipyard has the necessary infrastructure to receive ships up to 45,000 tdw, in light draft.

Services:

Basic Design and Detailed Design review.

Project

MITRENA SHIPYARD EXPANSION (HYDROLIFT)

Port Engineering
1997/2000
Setúbal, Portugal
LISNAVE – Infraestruturas Navais, S.A.

Rehabilitation project for existing structures (dry docks, docks, jetty bridges, fluid networks, sewers and electricity), including construction: the Hydrolift, Panamax type docking system (60 000 tdw), consisting of three repair platforms, with bottom slabs located close to the general level of the outer embankment, and a frontal lock for the transfer of ships; the offshore pier; the viaduct on the isthmus connecting the embankment to the elevation; domestic and industrial effluent treatment stations.

Services:

Detailed Design, Technical Assistance and Supervision.

Project

TERMINAL XXI - PORT OF SINES CONTAINER TERMINAL

Port and Maritime Engineering
1999
Sines, Portugal
PSA Sines

FUTURE PROMAN has been responsible for numerous projects in the Port of Sines, among which the 3 phases of expansion of the port stand out (the last one is in progress). Some of the works carried out since 1999 are presented:

Extension of the East breakwater in 1 100m - 1st Phase;

1st Expansion Phase of Terminal XXI, including the construction of the 325m long berth (including dredging, landfills, paving, nets, etc.);

Extension of the East breakwater in 400m - 2nd Phase,

Expansion of the berth at 325 m;

2nd and 3rd Phase of Expansion of the berth and container terminal (including dredging, landfills, paving, nets, etc.).

Services:

Studies, Numerical Modelling, Detailed Design, Technical Assistance, Supervision.

Project

NEW MOBILE BRIDGE IN LEIXÕES PORT

Port Engineering
2004/2007
Leixões, Portugal
APDL – Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A.

The project for the construction of a new mobile bridge included the widening of the passage between docks, the widening of the bridge deck and the access viaducts, the coverage of the pedestrian strip, two vertical access cores made up of elevators and stairs in correspondence with the railway station, metro and bus stops, rearrangement of urban insertions, lighting and signalling, and rehabilitation of existing viaducts.

Services:

Detailed Design and Technical Assistance.

Project

EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL OF GÄVLE PORT

Port Engineering
2017
Sweden
APDL – Administração do Porto de Leixões

Project aimed at expanding and modernizing the container terminal at the Port of Gävle, which includes the definition of the new layout, optimization of storage areas according to the operational concept, new buildings, water supply network and electrical systems (among other networks).

Services:

Detailed Design and Technical Assistance.

António Ressurreição

Director of the Port and Maritime Engineering Business Unit and the Cities and Buildings Business Unit

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António Ressurreição

Director of the Port and Maritime Engineering Business Unit and the Cities and Buildings Business Unit