Bremenports selects ADELTE’s Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges for the Columbus Cruise Center in Bremerhaven
ADELTE has been contracted by Bremenports to design and manufacture three Pegasus seaport passenger boarding bridges (SPBBs) for installation at the Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven (CCCB).
The installation of the three new SPBBs complements the new Columbus Quay construction project that began in November. Due for completion in fall 2024 at an estimated cost of €80 million, the quay will be rebuilt over a length of approximately 800m.
Andrea Kamjunke, commercial director CCCB, says: “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.”
The new SPBBs will be longer than the current three bridges, which were installed almost two decades ago. With these new bridges, CCCB can accommodate any cruiseship, including those with overhanging lifeboats. The first SPBB will be installed by the end of March 2023 and the other two before September 2023.
“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 cruiseships,” says Robert Howe, managing director Bremenports.
Perpendicular to the berthing line installed, these boarding bridges, with a length of 56m, will be the largest ever created. Each will be composed of two glass-sided tunnel sections, a cabin, and a building connection module. The cabin can compensate all the movements of a cruiseship when it is docked.
Electromechanical elevation systems in the columns allow the SPBBs to reach a boarding height of 16m over sea level. The three bridges move longitudinally along the quay, allowing boarding from any door position of the cruise terminal. The bridges will be designed and constructed to resist flooding and to ease maintenance tasks.
(Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven, Cruise Europe, ADELTE)
