New passenger boarding bridges for Singapore

Team, Barcelona, designer and manufacturer of sophisticated Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) for cruise and ferry terminals, has recently been contracted by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to design, manufacture and deliver three Passenger Boarding Bridges for the International Cruise Terminal in Singapore, currently in construction. The contract calls for the delivery of three PBBs in November 2011 and the option for delivery of a fourth PBB in 2012.

The planned International Cruise Terminal will be located at Marina South, which has deep waters, a large turning basin and no height restrictions. Latest generations of cruise vessels will be served by a terminal building designed to ensure efficient operations and a seamless visitor experience. Ancillary commercial services are envisaged to also be provided within the terminal building. The development will be served by a network of roads and a future link to the underground rail transport system. Singapore’s International Cruise Terminal is designed by Bermello, Ajamil and Partners and RSP Architects Planners and Engineers and the construction of the terminal is slated for completion by the end of 2011.

In the design parameters for the mobile PBBs set out by STB, the capability for the PBBs to service cruise ships with ship shell doors located at 7 to 18 m above water level including the world’s largest cruise ships with overhanging life boats, like Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships. The steel structured PBBs with an overall length of 40 meters are PLC controlled and incorporate solid rubber bogies, electro-mechanical elevation systems, glass panelled tunnel sections, non-skid flooring, air-conditioning and a cabin with a uniquely integrated telescopic docking ramp that, when attached to the side of a cruise ship automatically follows the vessel’s movements and will safely undock in the event of an emergency.