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These quay wall segments are 17 meters tall, and are arranged along the island's edge prior to their placement below water.
An offshore barge is used to lift each segment. The lifting cables pass through the guide-template so that the cables can act vertically (i.e., no inclination) on the quay wall segment.
A row of quay wall segments has been placed just outside the existing "damaged" quay wall. Later, the space between the old and new walls will be infilled with soil, and the cargo cranes (in the background) will be relocated onto the new quay wall.
This close-up of a recently placed quay wall segment shows how the walls are initially hollow.
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The quay wall segments are later in-filled with sand and capped with reinforced concrete.
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