Deep water port

Abstract

A deep-water port is provided which comprises an upper pier deck, a natural deep-water mooring and an under-deck breakwater portion. The port is a mega-structure constructed of prefabricated modular perforated inter-connected marine structure units. The pier deck/breakwater combination is constructed in deep water, connected by bridge to the coast, independent of dry land or any structure thereon, as well as of any separate breakwater.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An integrated deepwater offshore port  100 , comprising at least one constructed platform, having a pier deck upper portion  1  and an breakwater lower portion  2 , said breakwater lower portion is in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped  12  defined by a plurality of N planar faces with lower base vertices and upper base vertices, wherein said port sits in deep water as a structure independent of dry land or any structure thereon. 
     
     
         2 . The integrated port according to  claim 1 , wherein said breakwater lower portion is in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped  12  defined by six planar faces with lower base vertices ABCD and upper base vertices EFGH; said parallelepiped is a geometrical cube with sides about 1 m to 10 Km long; non-adjacent corners of the cube, B, D, E, and G, are cut out, leaving surfaces S B , S D , S E , and S G ; S B , S D , S E , and S G  have the shape of part of the surface selected from a group consisting of a sphere centered at the nearest corner and any shape bulging toward the cube's center, an ellipsoid or a more complex shape; four tunnels T B , T D , T E , and T G  are formed and converge in the cube's center to form a tetrapod-like passage interconnecting the cut-out surfaces; said tunnels having a cross section selected from a group consisting of cylindrical cross-section and other shapes; six planar surfaces left from the faces of the original cube are base planes by which the perforated modular marine structure contacts other modules. 
     
     
         3 . An integrated deepwater offshore port  100 , comprising at least one constructed platform, having a pier deck upper portion  1  and an breakwater lower portion  2 , wherein said port sits in deep water as a structure independent of dry land or any structure thereon. 
     
     
         4 . The integrated port according to  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of prefabricated perforated modular marine structure units  10  capable of interconnection, wherein said port is a single structure, integrating a pier deck and an under-deck, built-in breakwater. 
     
     
         5 . The integrated port according to  claim 4 , further comprising one or more of the following: means for natural deep water mooring; habitat for sea flora and fauna; and man-made reef. 
     
     
         6 . The integrated port according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bridge connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land. 
     
     
         7 . The integrated port according to  claim 1 , further comprising a pipeline connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land. 
     
     
         8 . The integrated port according to  claim 1 , further comprising a tunnel connecting the deepwater offshore port to dry land. 
     
     
         9 . A method of erecting a deepwater offshore integrated port, comprising steps of constructing an under-deck breakwater and a pier deck in conjunction with said under-deck breakwater; and (b), providing said breakwater lower portion to in a shape constituting a rectangular parallelepiped  12  defined by a plurality of N planar faces with lower base vertices and upper base vertices. 
     
     
         10 . A method of erecting a deepwater offshore integrated port, comprising steps of constructing an under-deck breakwater and a pier deck in conjunction with said under-deck breakwater. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said structure is provided by installing and interconnecting prefabricated perforated modular marine structure units.