DEEP WATER PORT
A deep-water port is provided which comprises an upper pier deck, a natural deep-water mooring and an under-deck breakwater portion. The port is a mega-structure constructed of prefabricated modular perforated inter-connected marine structure units. The pier deck/breakwater combination is constructed in deep water, connected by bridge to the coast, independent of dry land or any structure thereon, as well as of any separate breakwater.
1 . An integrated deepwater offshore port 100 , comprising at least one constructed platform, having a pier deck upper portion 1 and an breakwater lower portion 2 , said breakwater lower portion is in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped 12 defined by a plurality of N planar faces with lower base vertices and upper base vertices, wherein said port sits in deep water as a structure independent of dry land or any structure thereon.
2 . The integrated port according to claim 1 , wherein said breakwater lower portion is in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped 12 defined by six planar faces with lower base vertices ABCD and upper base vertices EFGH; said parallelepiped is a geometrical cube with sides about 1 m to 10 Km long; non-adjacent corners of the cube, B, D, E, and G, are cut out, leaving surfaces S B , S D , S E , and S G ; S B , S D , S E , and S G have the shape of part of the surface selected from a group consisting of a sphere centered at the nearest corner and any shape bulging toward the cube's center, an ellipsoid or a more complex shape; four tunnels T B , T D , T E , and T G are formed and converge in the cube's center to form a tetrapod-like passage interconnecting the cut-out surfaces; said tunnels having a cross section selected from a group consisting of cylindrical cross-section and other shapes; six planar surfaces left from the faces of the original cube are base planes by which the perforated modular marine structure contacts other modules.
3 . An integrated deepwater offshore port 100 , comprising at least one constructed platform, having a pier deck upper portion 1 and an breakwater lower portion 2 , wherein said port sits in deep water as a structure independent of dry land or any structure thereon.
4 . The integrated port according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of prefabricated perforated modular marine structure units 10 capable of interconnection, wherein said port is a single structure, integrating a pier deck and an under-deck, built-in breakwater.
5 . The integrated port according to claim 4 , further comprising one or more of the following: means for natural deep water mooring; habitat for sea flora and fauna; and man-made reef.
6 . The integrated port according to claim 1 , further comprising a bridge connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land.
7 . The integrated port according to claim 1 , further comprising a pipeline connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land.
8 . The integrated port according to claim 1 , further comprising a tunnel connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land.
9 . A method of erecting a deepwater offshore integrated port, comprising steps of constructing an under-deck breakwater and a pier deck in conjunction with said under-deck breakwater; and (b), providing said breakwater lower portion to in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped 12 defined by a plurality of N planar faces with lower base vertices and upper base vertices.
10 . A method of erecting a deepwater offshore integrated port, comprising steps of constructing an under-deck breakwater and a pier deck in conjunction with said under-deck breakwater.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said structure is provided by installing and interconnecting prefabricated perforated modular marine structure units.