International Projects

Pueblo Viejo Mine - Dominican Republic

In April of 2009, Portland Bolt was approached to manufacture anchor rods for an ore-processing facility and gold mine in the Dominican Republic. The Pueblo Viejo mine is expected to extract and process 24,000 tons of ore per day. The $2.7 billion project will create 3,500 jobs and considerable increase to the local economy.

During Phase 1, Portland Bolt delivered over 58,000 pounds of ASTM F1554 Grade 55 and 105 hot-dip galvanized anchor rods, with 52,000 pounds shipped in two weeks. To date we have provided almost 100,000 pounds of anchor bolts for this project. The assemblies ranged in diameters from 7/8" to 2-1/2" and included special packaging requirements to accommodate international shipping. The bolts were Charpy tested and many required welding. The customer needed quick delivery to meet their construction schedule. With our large steel inventory and in-house galvanizing, we were able to expedite production and deliver within the requested timeline.

Gary Rusynyk

• Phone: (800) 599-7838
• Email: gary@portlandbolt.com

Private Dock & Pavilion - Fiji

In September of 2008, Portland Bolt provided ³⁄₄" x 24" galvanized timber bolts and ³⁄₄" x 18" and ⁵⁄₈" x 16" galvanized hex bolts for the construction of a 200 foot arrival dock and recreation pavilion on a private island in Fiji.

Portland Bolt manufactures, galvanizes, and inventories a variety of bolts and specialty hardware for the construction of marine facilities of all sizes. Portland Bolt provides fasteners for projects ranging from small residential docks to multi-million dollar commercial marina projects all over the world.

In May of 2010, Portland Bolt was contacted again by the builder to supply fasteners to rebuild the dock after a devastating cyclone. We manufactured and supplied an additional 5,600 bolts, nuts, and washers and sent them off to Fiji in just over two weeks.

John Wunderlich

• Phone: (800) 599-2943
• Email: johnw@portlandbolt.com

Ann E. Abramson Pier Fender System - St. Croix, Virgin Islands

The Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility is located in Frederiksted on the island of Saint Croix. The Virgin Island Port Authority recently performed a $3.6 million enhancement that allows two cruise ships to dock simultaneously, including the 140,000-ton Eagle class cruise ships. At 1,526 feet this large pier can accommodate 2 cruise ships at a time. As the main cruise ship port on the island, quick repairs were crucial.

The repair required large diameter galvanized hex bolts. We were able to manufacture to their specifications and deliver in time for the installation.

Joe Thompson

• Phone: (800) 599-0553
• Email: joe@portlandbolt.com

Liquid Petroleum Gas Plant - Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Several times a year we get the opportunity to work with customers who have projects overseas. In 2007, a global provider of advanced combustion systems, asked Portland Bolt to supply anchor rods and J-bolts to support the flare stacks and panel racks for the new Sahara Al-Waha Petrochemical Plant. These galvanized anchor assemblies included nuts welded to 2-1/2" and 1-3/8" diameter anchor rods. After manufacturing was finished, the bolts were sent to Oklahoma to be packaged with other parts then sent together to the jobsite in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

This $526 million liquid petroleum gas processing plant is being built and managed by Sahara Al-Waha. The facility will manufacture petrochemical products crucial to the region and is scheduled to come online the end of 2008.

Mike Monlux

• Phone: (800) 599-0544
• Email: mikem@portlandbolt.com

Intergen Sidi Krir (3 & 4) - Sidi Krir, Egypt

Portland Bolt provided anchor bolts to Bechtel Power. These large diameter bolt assemblies were used for equipment and tower installations. This 2 unit, 682-megawatt power plant was the first large scale privately owned power generation facility in Egypt.

Steven Wallenstein

• Phone: (800) 598-4204
• Email: steven@portlandbolt.com