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As Latin America's gateway to Asia, it is not only a deep-water port, but also the first smart port and green port in South America. Technological innovation plays a vital role in both its construction and operation.
The port's designer and builder COSCO Shipping has developed the world's first highly intelligent and ultra large self-propelled pile driving platform, comprising 24 functional components and over 10,000 parts.
The COSCO team has also developed a remote-controlled track pile transport vehicle. Equipped with a customized automotive control system, it can ensure smooth track transportation to lay pile foundations, even in harsh sea conditions.
The green actions are also impressive. The team sedimented and filtered wastewater generated during construction, converting it into water for vibration flushing. Then the backflow during the vibration flushing process was recovered using a water pump. These measures have saved daily water consumption by about 100 tons, an over 25 percent reduction.
To minimize the impact on the wildlife in the wetlands around the port, the Chinese contractor controlled the noise, lights and dust during the construction. They also rescued the wildlife, such as seals, penguins and pelicans, and improved their habitat around the project.
The project uses a smart platform to digitally manage design, construction and operation. The platform has not only greatly improved construction efficiency and port capacity, but also follows the concept of green development by using an intelligent energy consumption control system, environmentally friendly materials, and designing ecological revetments.
After operation, the port will be able to accommodate ultra-large container ships with a capacity of 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), with a designed annual throughput capacity of 1 million TEUs in the near term and 1.5 million TEUs in the long term. It is expected to bring 4.5 billion USD in annual revenue for Peru and create over 8,000 direct jobs.