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Port Canaveral NCB4 Renovation Advances

[ July 12, 2024   //   Gary G Burrows ]

Work progresses on Port Canaveral’s US$39 million capital improvement project to remove the existing North Cargo Berth 4 and replace it with a 981-foot-long multipurpose, multi-use wharf, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.
The existing, functionally obsolete over-the-water pier has been out of service for nearly 10 years. A renovated North Cargo Berth 4, or NCB4, will be located next to the port’s newly rebuilt North Cargo Berth 3, or NCB3, an 880-foot-long multi-purpose berth, which went into service in June 2023.
The NCB4’s proximity next to NCB3 has made renovation work particularly complex, port leaders say. The demolition of “old” NCB4 began in April 2023 and continues with the extraction of existing concrete piles that remain, while the first phase of construction began in September 2023 and is ongoing.
The bulkhead piles and A-frame piles have been installed, and work has commenced on installing nearly 400 concrete piles. Additionally, the area between NCB3 and NCB4 will include a designated space to securely tie down our mobile harbor crane during severe weather events. The berth will also be equipped with plug-in receptacles to accommodate either of the Port’s two mobile harbor cranes.
When completed, NCB4’s modern bulkhead design will be able to accommodate at berth a wide range of vessels and cargo discharge operations.
NCB4 and NCB3 are critical components of the Port Canaveral Berth Rehabilitation and Modernization project in the port’s five-year capital improvement investment plan, with port officials expecting the modern, resilient bulkheads and multipurpose berth space to provide a competitive edge in serving the Central Florida region.
Port Canaveral Senior Project Manager Veronica Narvaez-Lugo is lead engineer for the berth renovation project, working with project contractor Tampa-based Orion Marine Construction.

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