SCSPA Wando Wharf Repairs & Improvements

Wando Welch Terminal

Owner: South Carolina State Ports Authority
Cost: $38,495,361
Completion Date: May 2018

Scope of Services:

Repairs to piles, pile caps and concrete deck structure
Replacement and strengthening of Ship to Shore crane rails and supporting substructure elements
Driving of steel tipped concrete piles
Replacement of Fender System and mooring bollards
Repairs to expansion joints
Installation of Ship to Shore container crane pin sockets and tie-downs
Upgrades to the electrical system, installation of fiber optic communications

The South Carolina State Ports Authority contracted with Cape Romain to repair and upgrade the Wando Whelch Wharf facility in Mount Pleasant, SC. The wharf is 3,800' long by 143' wide and was upgraded to handle the new larger cranes that SCSPA purchased to offload the much larger "Post-Panamax" ships that now traverse the widened Panama Canal. A 16' wide trough was demolished at each crane rail to allow 24-inch and 18-inch pre-stressed piles to be added directly below the stronger cap beams and new rails that the cranes now roll on. The trough and caps were stiffened with abundant additional reinforcing steel to disperse the heavier loads. New heavy fenders and bollards were also part of the upgrades. WSP is the design Engineer of Record.