New facilities at port of Guayaquil, Ecuador, include barge canal, affording direct access from Guayas River to port, which was mandatory because of heavy barge and coaster traffic; canal is located within course of Estero Cobina for most of its length, converging with ship channel at port; 3035 lineal feet of marginal wharf provide five 607-ft long berths with harbor depth of 35 ft at mean lower low water; 4 of berths have transit sheds with total storage area of 288,000 sq ft; paved open storage space is provided at fifth berth which is equipped with 75-ton stiff-leg derrick for handling heavy cargo or equipment.


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    Titel :

    Design and construction of Guayaquil port facilities


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Civ Eng (Lond)


    Beteiligte:
    Slocum, R.R. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1964


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Port of guayaquil -- Ecuador's commercial center

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    The guayaquil and Quito railway of Ecuador

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1902