Halcrow was retained by AES Corporation to perform a comprehensive series of planning and coastal engineering studies to provide the basis for the design of a new LNG receiving terminal and power plant at Ocean Cay, the Commonwealth of Bahamas. This planning phase is being followed by the front end engineering and design (FEED), leading to the preparation of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender documents.

The project is comprised of a LNG pier, a LPG pier, extensive dredging for an access channel and turning basin, reclamation to enlarge and raise the elevation of the island, breakwater, shoreline stabilization, a service vessel harbor, over 400,000 m³ of LNG storage, process equipment, turbine area, switchyard, HVDC area, roads, and the upgrade and relocation of a radial loader for shipping aragonite.

A master plan for the facility was developed. It includes: expansion of the island, dredging of approach channel and turning basin, shore protection schemes, marine terminal structures, and berth locations. Berth availability was estimated using a transformed operational wave climate and dynamic mooring analysis software.

Additional studies are being carried out in support of the beach nourishment and shore protection design efforts.