Lisbon waterfront regeneration

The main objective of the 2021 investment project was to rehabilitate the waterfront at city centre, focused on the city’s relationship with the river, creating safe and easy access piers for tour boats whilst maintaining the aesthetics and charm of Lisbon’s historic riverside.

The first project located in front of Praça do Comércio is a 30m long landing pier for tourist boats, built using a 6m wide concrete pontoon with timber deck accessed by a 20m long steel gangway moored on reinforced 20m radius arm.

The second project, few hundred meters upriver is at Doca da Marinha, a former navy basin now converted into a small harbour for tourist boats including a berthing area. This project involved the supply of concrete floating wave attenuators to ensure proper protection of the basin and the supply of steel pontoons moored on piles.

The project will allow visitors to enjoy trips on the river, since the Doca da Marinha will receive the typical boats of the Tejo River. Both projects were equipped with light, electricity, and water pedestals as well as the required safety equipment.

Portuguese marine infrastructure specialists Gruppo Lindley supplied the new nautical infrastructure at Praça do Comércio, one of the most emblematic locations on the Lisbon waterfront.

Lindley specializes in the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of floating solutions for marinas and docks, as well as buoys, posts and beacons for aids to navigation. It is part of the Lindley Group, a holding company that has 90 years of experience in the maritime sector.

By Jake Frith