Spanish engineering group ADELTE has been contracted by Bremenports to design, manufacture and install three PEGASUS Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) at the Columbus Cruise Center in Bremerhaven.
The installation of the three new SPBBs complements the new Columbus Quay construction project that began last month.
The cruise quay is being rebuilt over a length of 620mtr and enlarged by 20mtr into the Weser river. Completion is scheduled for autumn 2023.
The PEGASUS-type SPBBs will be longer than the current three bridges, which were installed almost two decades ago. With the new bridges, the Columbus Cruise Center can accommodate any large cruise ship, including those with overhanging lifeboats.
ADELTE will install the first SPBB by the end of March 2023 and the other two before September 2023.
Robert Howe, Managing Director Bremenports welcomed the cooperation with ADELTE. ‘The new construction of the quay will not only improve cruise passenger access to the ships. The visually attractive and technically ultra-modern bridges will be a clear expression that Bremerhaven offers the best conditions for cruise ships.’
Andrea Kamjunke, commercial director, Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven added, 'We are extremely glad to work with such a well-known and experienced supplier for passenger boarding bridges. And we are looking very much forward to taking the first new and state-of-the-art bridge into operation in spring 2023.'
Perpendicular to the berthing line installed, these PEGASUS type boarding bridges with a length of 56mtr will be the largest ever built. The SPBBs will be composed of two glass sided tunnel sections, a cabin, and a building connection module.
The cabincan compensate all the movements of a cruise ship when it is docked. Electromechanical elevation systems in the columns allow the SPBBs to reach a boarding height of 16mtr over sea level. The three SPBBs move longitudinally along the quay, allowing the boarding from any door position of the Cruise Terminal building.
When the three SPBBs are installed in Bremerhaven, ADELTE will have a total of nine SPBBs installations at German ports (currently three in Kiel and three in Hamburg) During the current pandemic ADELTE has delivered a total of eighteen (18) SPBBs to cruise and ferry terminals around the world; three to Port Canaveral (US), three to Port Miami (US), one to Boston (US) two to Brisbane (Australia), four to Dubai (UAE) two to Southampton (UK) one to Québec (Canada), one to Calais (France) and one to Kobe (Japan).
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