Ports, Harbors & Waterways
Unlocking Opportunities for Improved Efficiency, Cost Savings, and Environmental Benefits
Ever-increasing ship sizes and traffic volumes drive the world’s economy, in many locations stretching the capacities of navigation channel dimensions and port infrastructure.
The economic, societal and environmental implications of port operations are significant. As the central gateway for trade, ports are located at the confluence of terrestrial and marine environments, and often border crowded urban areas. The variety of harbor and channel conditions is extensive, as are the opportunities to achieve integrated cost savings, safety improvements and ecosystem services through informed design. Lally can assist ports in seeking out and implementing these opportunities.
Our staff of waterway engineers, environmental scientists and dredging experts provide specialist knowledge to achieve successful port, harbor and waterway project outcomes.
Global services we offer from our offices in North America, Europe and the Caribbean include;
- Port Master Planning
- Feasibility Studies
- Terminal Planning and Design
- Queueing Theory and Port Logistics
- Coastal Processes Analyses
- Numerical Modeling
- Dredging Project Design
- Nautical Depth and Fluid Mud Studies
- Climate Change and Resiliency Planning
- Sustainable Port and Waterway Development
- Port Approach Channel and Waterway Design
- Breakwater and Jetty Design
- Marina Layouts
- Nature-based Design
- 3D Visualizations
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Environmental Planning and Permitting
- Dredged Material Management
- Artificial Reef Design
- Contracting Support
- Construction Oversight
- Environmental Monitoring
- Dispute Resolution / Expert Services
Lally LLC offers an extensive range of port, harbor and waterway planning services for both new developments and reconfiguring existing marine infrastructure. We are specialists in the planning, engineering and project management of capital and maintenance dredging projects, breakwaters, jetties and habitat enhancement projects.
Specific port and waterway planning-level services we offer include;
- Master Plans
- Siting Studies
- Design Vessel Analysis
- Terminal Planning
- Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuvering
- Computation Fluid Dynamics
- 1D and 2D Simulation Modeling
- Queueing Theory and Port Logistics
- Container and Bulk Handing Systems
- Shoreline Morphology Analysis
- MetOcean Data Acquisition and Analysis
- Coastal Processes Analysis
- Geotechnical Sampling and Testing
- Port Accessibility
- Berth Shoaling Studies
- Nautical Depth and Fluid Mud Studies
- Dredging Studies
- Sediment Chemical Analysis
- Dredged Material Management Plans
- Green Port and Marina Design
- Topographic and Bathymetric Surveys
- Climate Change and Resiliency Planning
- Channel, Basin and Berth Expansion Design
- Project Management & Construction Oversight
- Optimization of Hydraulic and Mechanical Dredge Operations
Specific Engineering-phase services Lally LLC offers to the Ports, Harbors & Waterways sector includes;
- Port and Terminal Design
- Breakwater and Jetty Design
- Approach Channel Design
- Inland Waterway Design
- One- and Two-Lane Channel Design
- Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuvering
- Wave Penetration Modeling
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Marina Layouts
- Municipal-scale Piers and Dock
- Nature-based Design
- Green Port and Marina Design
- Artificial Reef Design
- Dredge Selection
- Dredged Material
- Contaminated Sediment Remediation
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Topographic and Bathymetric Surveys
- Production Estimates
- Cost Estimates
- Contract Plans and Specifications
- Procurement Support
- Project Manuals
As former employees of North American and European dredge contractors, Lally LLC has technical and management experience with a range of hydraulic cutterhead, dustpan, trailing suction hopper, clamshell and backhoe dredges working on hundreds of port and waterway improvement projects.
We can efficiently collaborate on projects as Owner’s Representative, Project Manager, or 3rd Party Advisor to manage risks, resolve project technical and contractual challenges and achieve optimal dredging performance.
Specific dredging contractor experience Lally LLC offers to the ports and waterways sector includes;
- Worldwide Site Conditions Assessment
- Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation
- Geotechnical Testing and Analysis
- Hydrographic and Geophysical Surveys
- Dredge Equipment Selection
- Dredged Material Management
- Production Estimates
- Cost Estimates
- Disposal Site Selection
- Sediment Processing
- Contaminated Sediment Remediation
- Beneficial Use of Dredge Material
- Early Contractor Involvement
- Dredge Technology Design
- Production Estimating
- Cost Estimating
- Partnering and Subcontracting
- Project Management
- Construction Oversight
- Pre-, Progress and Post-Dredge Surveys
- Dispute Resolution / Expert Witness Services
Ecosystem goods and services produce the many life-sustaining benefits society receives from nature. In the context of dredging and marine infrastructure projects, this involves the realization of the ecosystem benefits that will be lost and those created by these large-scale developments.
Since the 1990s, Lally has been applying Nature-based coastal engineering and dredging knowledge to develop solutions that maximize the ecosystem services benefit-to-cost equation. Innovation and Sustainability is at the heart of our approach.
Ecosystem Service-related experience we offer the Port, Harbor and Waterway development sector includes;
- Wetland Value Assessment
- Mitigation Banking
- Beach Nourishment
- Wetland Restoration
- Borrow Area Management and Sculpting
- Vegetation Analysis
- Seagrass Bed Restoration
- Contaminated Sediment Remediation
- Beneficial Use of Dredge Material
- Bird Islands
- Feeder Beaches
- Nearshore Berms
- Dredging Impact Assessment and Mitigation
- Habitat Relocation and Rehabilitation
As independent consultant or member on multi-disciplinary team, Lally is often called to serve on projects requiring specialized coastal, environmental or dredging engineering expertise. In these capacities Lally LLC has been hired by governments (U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency), industry clients, engineering firms, environmental consultants, marine contractors, and NGOs.
Related to port, harbor and waterway developments, our firm’s professional staff has also served in 3rd party roles on expert panels charged with review and formulation of port engineering designs and dredged material management for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers harbor expansion and channel improvements projects on both the U.S. East and West Coasts.
