La Condamine Port | Floating Dock
Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Floating dock
Project type
353 m
Breakwater length
1
Concrete caissons
The Port of La Condamine Floating Breakwater in Monaco involved the construction of one of the most distinctive maritime engineering structures in the world, designed to accommodate cruise ships exceeding 200 m in length while expanding the operational capacity of the port.
The project comprised the design and construction of a double-hulled floating structure formed by a caisson measuring 352.75 m in length, built in dry dock in Algeciras and subsequently towed to its final location in Monaco.

The connection to the shoreline was achieved through a high-capacity steel hinge system, while the movement and stability of the breakwater are controlled by a network of tensioned chains anchored to piles driven into the seabed.





The development combines maritime engineering, large-scale floating structures and specialised mooring systems, creating new berthing capacity within a port environment characterised by significant space constraints.
Project data
Project data
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Largest floating breakwater in the world at the time of construction
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352.75 m overall length
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28 m beam
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24.5 m depth
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165,000 t displacement
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800-mile tow from Algeciras to Monaco
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45,000 m³ of concrete
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12,500 t of structural and reinforcing steel
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650 t steel hinge connection
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Mooring system with 8 tensioned chains anchored to 35 m piles











