Marine Structures

Development of marine structures within the coastal environment is a core competency of Kimley-Horn. Our marine structural team has the expertise to deliver efficient, durable, resilient, and sustainable solutions for the marine environment, from recreational docks to commercial wharves, piers, and dolphins.

Our expertise further spans:

• Armored shoreline
• Deepwater bulkheads
• Seawalls, jetties, and breakwaters
• Timber, pre-stressed or steel pile-supported structures
• Sheet pile/waler, king-pile or combi-wall systems

Marine Infrastructure Solutions

Our marine structures professionals specialize in port operations and bring experience in the design and construction management of berthing facilities for container vessels, liquid and dry bulk cargo vessels, and break bulk and project cargo vessels as well as the latest generation of cruise ships, ferries, and naval and coast guard vessels.

Our capabilities include managing:

• Pre-design bathymetric, metocean, and geotechnical investigations
• Advanced hydrodynamic, vessel motion, and mooring analyses and modeling
• Aquatic environment resource protection and mitigation
• Environmental permitting
• Engineering design for waterfront structures, mooring, and fender systems
• Cathodic protection
• Crane and passenger boarding bridge support structures
• Value engineering and construction administration