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Port Facility Structures Projects
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Rubb structures designed for marine terminal use are the most flexible warehouses available.
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Transdevelopment Group – Dundalk Terminals, Dundalk, Maryland
In August 2006, Rubb Buildings of Sanford, Maine completed the installation of a new 12,000 square foot automotive processing facility for Dundalk Terminals located in Dundalk, Maryland.
Working closely with the Transdevelopment Group, a world-class developer of specialized transportation facilities, Rubb engineered the 70’ (21.37m) x 175’ (53.35m) BVE structure with 19.7’ (6m) sidewalls to the client's exact specifications. Complicating matters was a tight construction timeframe of 90 days which in the end was successfully met.
Like so many Rubb clients, the Transdevelopment Group has purchased several Rubb structures over the years for various facilities and clients. |
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P & O Ports - Baltimore, MD
In May 2006, Rubb Buildings of Sanford, Maine completed the design, fabrication and installation of a new storage facility for P & O Ports at the company's Dundalk Terminal in Baltimore, MD.
This facility, an 80' x 150' (24.38m x 45.72m) BVE structure with 21' (6.40m) sidewalls, will be used to store aluminum billets used in the production of aircraft wings for Airbus. The Rubb structure will allow these parts to be prepared and packaged in a dry environment before they are shipped to France for assembly.
From a design standpoint, Rubb engineers incorporated a 28' x 16' (8.53m x 4.87m) sliding PVC door in each of the building's gable ends. This structure was designed to a 25 psf ground snow load, 90 mph 3 second gust wind speed, and a 2 psf collateral load.
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Sprague Energy Invests in State of the Art Storage Facility
Located along Portland, Maine's waterfront, Sprague Energy's new climate controlled warehouse at the Merrill Marine Terminal is the crown jewel and seventh Rubb structure at this active port facility. Used primarily for conditioning high quality newsprint, the 54,000 square foot (5,000 m2) intermodal facility is truly state of the art.
In addition to an array of doors, dock seals, dock levelers, rail canopies, and 60 foot candle lighting system, the 170' x 320' (52m x 98m) Rubb, BVE range structure utilizes a sophisticated air turnover and environmental control system. Designed and integrated by Protec, Inc. of North Hampton, NH, the system's capabilities include a two million BTU heater system working with a dehumidification system that delivers 4500 cubic feet (127m3) of dry air per minute. The system's overall function is to automatically heat the building as required, to maintain the interior environment with no condensation on stored product or building surfaces year round, and also to control carbon monoxide levels when vehicles operate within the structure.
Rubb has enjoyed almost a quarter century business relationship with PD Merrill, and were pleased to partner Sprague Energy and project manager, Paul "PD" Merrill to bring this facility on line.
The Rubb organization, with production facilities in Great Britain, Norway and the United States is recognized as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of relocatable structures and is quality certified to ISO9001: 2000.
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Rubb Adds Over 14,000 Square Meters to Growing Belfast Storage Requirement
Rubb Buildings are celebrating having added a fifth storage facility at the Port of Belfast, Northern Ireland to bring the current total of storage area they have constructed to a massive 14,347m2(150,351 SF).
Since 2001 Rubb have worked hand in hand with the Belfast Harbour Commissioners to ensure that their ever changing and ever expanding storage requirements have been met as use of the Port has developed. In 2001 the first building was erected measuring 24m (79') span x 45m (147.6') at the head of the dockside area. In 2005 an additional building measuring 24m (79') meters span x 65m (213') was erected directly adjacent.
Earlier in 2003 a much larger Rubb Building measuring 45m (147.6') span x 175m (574') had been installed at a different location on the dockside and in 2004 this was extended to 217.5m (713.4') in length.
In 2005 the Rubb design team was given a very firm brief to erect the largest possible building on the remaining land on this site. Careful consideration had to be given to the design because of restrictions created by the nearby dockside traffic. However, a 32m (105') span x 60m (197') was installed, maximizing all possible space available.
"Maximizing storage space of ports is of paramount importance because of the physical restriction of available dockside space" said Ray Colby, Rubb's General Sales Manager, "In recent projects at Belfast construction we have used legs to maximize storage space with wide openings in side walls and the gable ends to provide easy access.
"Because Rubb Buildings require so little in the need of foundations we really have been able to use every available inch of land for storage as our latest installation shows, as we have been able to build right up to the roadside edge."
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On July 15, 2002, Merrill Marine Terminal of Portland, Maine broke ground on their sixth and largest Rubb building to date.
Unlike their five previous Rubb structures, this new facility was designed to be climate controlled, providing a unique and ideal storage facility for a ready newsprint market.
The 53,200 square feet of dehumidified, heated, clear-span space is the first of its kind in the Northeast. The facility was officially opened by then-Governor Angus King in November 2002, following a construction period of just four months.
Customers like Kruger Paper recognize the value of this type of storage facility and, with the first one now in operation, other area stevedores are considering similar facilities. Overall, the consistent quality of products stored in a humidity controlled warehouse pays. In many instances, the use of dehumidification can totally eliminate the need for heating. Low cost of ownership is a major reason marine companies choose Rubb buildings for their facility needs.
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The Tilbury Story
London’s Port of Tilbury is a fine example of a port with a positive attitude towards expanding its world trade. It recently became the subject of a management buyout and has focused on a marketing-led drive to provide the customers with exactly what they require. Management sees the provision of additional covered storage space as an essential ingredient in offering importers a distribution base from which to operate a 'Just In Time' delivery service.
Rubb's first contact with Tilbury was to provide a building specifically for timber imports. With the threat of EEC wide legislation banning the import of certain green timbers, which might carry the nematode beetle into European forests, Tilbury saw the opportunity to provide more undercover storage for expanding kiln-dried timber imports. This building proved popular. It was a 70m (230 ft) x 117m (384 ft) link-span BVE type. A second building of 60m (200ft) x 138m (453 ft) was also ordered which has since had its length extended to 276m (905 ft).
The third link-span building has been extended to provide a total covered area of 60m 200 ft) wide by 300m (984 ft) long.
SCA Shipping Agency (Interforest Terminal) also operates from Tilbury and they chose a Rubb 24m (80 ft) x 54m (180 ft) BVE Building with special electrically operated folding doors for storing paper imports.
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Virginia International Terminal Warehouse
Rubb Inc. of Sanford, Maine, completed its largest structure to date when it handed over a 156,000 sq. ft. multi-span warehouse to the Virginia International Terminal (VIT) in Newport News, Virginia. The warehouse will provide storage for many types of break bulk cargos. Rubb believes that VIT is now the proud owner of America's largest relocatable polyester clad structure.
The Rubb warehouse consists of three linked spans, each 110ft. wide, providing a total covered area of 330ft (97.5m) x 472.5 ft (144m).. The interior of the structure is interrupted by a total of only twenty-two columns providing great flexibility of use to V.I.T. The Rubb structure has a hot-dipped galvanized tubular steel truss frame for maximum corrosion protection. The cladding is a PVC coated polyester tensioned membrane with a translucent roof which provides approximately 150 foot-candles of natural illumination during daylight hours.
The structure is provided with three 16ft (4.8m) x 16ft (4.8m) roller shutter doors in the gable ends and ten 12ft (3.6m) x 16ft (4.8m) roller shutter doors in the sidewalls. These doors provide easy access throughout the length of the building. A special ventilation system has also been installed that incorporates six large exhaust fans and fourteen intake louvers located in weatherproof hoods at the gable ends of the building. The system is capable of up to six complete air changes per hour. This high level of ventilation efficiency is necessary in order to meet the requirements of the Port's fumigation procedures. A stepped concrete ring-beam foundation was used to support the building on the sloping site with minimal site preparation. Rubb's modular structural frame and flexible cladding are particularly suited to reclaimed land and coastal sites, and can accept a moderate degree of settlement without damage or the need for foundation piles.
David Nickerson, Vice President of Rubb, said "This is our largest covered area project so far. Our largest single span structure was a 177 ft. (53.9m) wide hangar for United Airlines in Boston. We believe both buildings set new U.S. size records in terms of covered area and maximum span for steel frame supported polyester clad structures. Rubb buildings are pre-fabricated for fast delivery, ease of relocation and are designed for high wind and snow loading. It is this flexibility and suitability for coastal conditions that is attracting the interest of port operators around the world. Many port operators are finding that Rubb's hot-dip galvanized steel frame and watertight roof membrane offer big advantages over traditional non-relocatable metal construction which is prone to corrosion and roof leakage in marine environments."
When asked about their decision to use a Rubb building to meet their warehousing needs, Dave Rudolf, Director of Engineering and Maintenance responded by saying that "The Rubb structure is ideal for the storage of many commodities since its bays are clear-span internally with plenty of light coming through the translucent roof. It is low maintenance, economical with respect to other structures, and is delivered and erected faster than most of the competition. We're pleased with the service it's giving us."
Inquire now or download the informative  Ports Structures PDF to learn how a Rubb storage building can solve your marine facility needs.
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