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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas.
Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension.
The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the Texas Gulf Coast.
The scope of work included demolition of an existing concrete relieving platform, dry excavation, combi-wall bulkhead installation, construction of the new wharf which included wharf piling, mechanical and hydraulic dredging, mudline/shoreline protection system, and mooring and breasting system, plus the rehabilitation of the existing Berth 7 fender system.
McCarthy self-performed all aspects of the project except for hydraulic dredging, electrical and crane rail installation.
Berth 8 was dredged to minus 51 feet, matching the depth of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. This allows it to handle newer, larger container vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal.