Complex considerations for Maltese breakwater project

2010-05-28T17:13:00

The wave climate in the vicinity of Marsaxlokk Bay sets design parameters which must address protection for the fishing village whilst mitigating against fairway infilling

Malta, explains Nigel West of ABPMer, has an enormous strategic importance for the marine industry, and consequently an equally large maritime built environment. This in itself generates a background complexity for marine structures in the area, and Marsaxlokk fishing village is no exception.

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