Development and Construction of Floating Type Structures for Fishing Port

Mooring Wharf and Breakwater

Abstract

In addition to conservative way of massive development, contemporary planning of fishing port facility requires more consciousness of qualitative factors, such as safety, effectiveness, and comfort. This report introduces research and development for two kinds of floating type structures, namely mooring wharf and breakwater, and explains the state-of-the-art research. It also shows some application examples at fishing port areas in Japan with their investigation results.