Breakwater Port of Poti, Georgia

Port of Poti has a long history as the gateway of the Caucasus and Central Asia. It has been an important link in the legendary Silk Route, which will be restored in the coming years.

The main breakwater of Port of Poti dates back to 1873. Today it has a length of 1800 m and is covered by concrete cubes. In the next 18 months the main breakwater will be rehabilitated with 2 and 3 m3 Xblocs. The existing concrete cube armour layer will be covered by an inverted granular filter structure on top of which the Xbloc® armour and filter layers will be placed. The wide crest of the breakwater will be covered with Xbase® units.

Project Milestones

March 2004:	Model tests at Delft Hydraulics
December 2004:	Model testing of modified crest detail at CSIR
March 2007:	Start of casting
June 2007:	2000 Xblocs produced
October 2007:	1000 Xbase units produced
October 2007:	4000 Xbloc units produced
June 2008:	Start of placement
November 2008:	First phase breakwater rehabilitation completed