Breakwater LNG terminal NW Australia
A breakwater is being built for an LNG terminal in North West Australia. The breakwater will be armoured by a large number of Xbloc armour units.
The production of the Xblocs is carried out by BAM Decorient, Indonesia. The Xblocs are produced in the port of Cigading, Java, and loaded onto barges which transport the Xblocs to Australia. The breakwater for the LNG terminal in NW Australia has two purposes, it is the causeway leading to the LNG jetty and it provides shelter for the tug berths.
Project Milestones
| February 2010: | Start of Xbloc mould fabrication |
| March 2010: | Start of Xbloc production |
| October 2010: | First Load Out 800 Xblocs |
| October 2010: | 11,000 Xblocs produced |
| March 2011: | Start of placement |
| October 2011: | All Xbloc units produced |
Project Details
| Hs: | 6.0 m |
| Water depth: | 9.0 m at DWL |
| Length of breakwater: | 2.5 km |
| Size of Xblocs: | 1.5 and 6 m3 |
| Number of units: | 40,200 |
