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onstruction projects on land are challenging and complex,
however building on water is even more so. Marine infra-
structure projects require tremendous knowledge, experience
and more importantly, specialized equipment. And if this
equipment fails, there is considerable financial loss—not just because
of the downtime, but because of their specialized nature and how diffi-
cult they are to access and repair. One of the ways offshore operations
prevent costly machine failures is through the application of condition
monitoring principles and tools. is is exactly what happened in 2016
during the construction of one of the world's largest container terminals.
MAKING ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PORT CONTAINER TERMINALS
e construction project is a next-generation container terminal
costing over $1.5 billion USD. When completed, this mega-port will be
one of the world's largest, both in size and capacity. Construction began
in 2015 and the terminal is set to begin operation of its first two deep-
water berths later this year. is mega-infrastructure project required
the reclamation of over one square mile (640 acres ) of new land with a
five mile (8 km) sea wall comprised of hundreds of some of the world's
largest caissons. Other than its size, what made this project unique was
COVER STORY
Reliability Catastrophe
SCUTTLED
By Werner Ruster, Chief Engineer Onboard
