Ingemar expands abroad with projects in Montenegro, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Morocco.
The number of countries choosing the Milanese company's docks to develop their tourist offerings and recreational accommodation is growing.
Ingemar's commercial expansion continues beyond national borders with several major projects. Among the most significant are those in the outer dock of Porto Montenegro, where expansion work is underway, adding 24- to 48-meter ends to the existing pontoons and lengthening several breakwaters. All the pontoons are based on the types already in use in the port and are fully equipped (bollards, rings, ladders, etc.). The expansion allows for a greater number of medium-sized berths, at the expense of those up to 45 meters, for which there is currently less demand.
The installation of floating pontoons and docks with mooring fingers for 280 berths has also been completed on the Swiss shore of Lake Maggiore, in the new Gambarogno Port. This was a challenging project not only due to the size of the project (440 meters of 3-meter-wide pontoons, 96 meters of 4,5-meter-wide piers, and 137 mooring fingers) but also due to the technical challenges resulting from the significant variations in lake levels. This, combined with the unique anchoring system, required innovative solutions for stabilizing the elements and connecting the different structures.
Also in Switzerland, a new floating breakwater was launched in the Locarno Regional Port for permanent moorings and transit vessels. It consists of 3-meter-wide king-size pontoons with fingers, anchored to the seabed with a system of telescopic poles driven into the seabed to accommodate variations in the water level. The new landing stage is protected by an extended breakwater and is accessible from the lakeside promenade via a long, curved walkway, designed to be accessible even during the lake's highly variable tides.
In Koper, Slovenia, a 160-meter-long and 10-meter-wide concrete floating pier is being installed for Slovenian Navy vessels. This project brings Ingemar back to the field of large military vessels, following its experience with the Coast Guard in Italy, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. The floating pier modules, made of reinforced concrete and polystyrene, each weighing 220 tons, are being constructed in Muggia, near the Italian border, and then towed by sea to their destination.
Finally, construction work is underway in Morocco on an industrial port specializing in the export of phosphates. Its unique feature is its offshore mooring facility located 3,2 km from the coast to ensure sufficient draft (17 m) for cargo ships. The port is protected by a caisson breakwater and is accessible via a fixed pier on piles. For the mooring of large ocean-going tugboats, Ingemar designed the on-site production of four imposing floating modules made of reinforced concrete with expanded polystyrene cores, each measuring 30 x 8 meters, 3 meters high, and weighing 400 tons.
Lorenzo Isalberti, founder and president of Ingemar, said it was a memorable six-month period, "not only for the significant results achieved, but also and above all for the spirit of sharing and unity of purpose that engaged all the company's staff during a very challenging yet deeply satisfying period. I believe that being able to carry out our respective roles knowing we can always count on the support of the 'great family' is the greatest reward for all those who have passionately dedicated themselves to getting this far."
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