Cubipod: an innovative and sustainable solution for mound breakwaters
OHLA, through its subsidiary SATO, has a reference position in the field of maritime infrastructures and almost a century of experience. In this context, the company has developed Cubipod in collaboration with the University of Valencia with the aim of limiting the impact of water on mound breakwaters and to protect riverbanks.
Cubipod allows a significant reduction in costs while its manufacture results in considerable energy savings, with lower environmental impact and GHG emissions. In Spain, this innovation, which has been recognized for its outstanding achievements, has been applied in projects such as the La Esfinge secondary breakwater, in the Port of Las Palmas; the west breakwater of the Outer Port of A Coruña; or the San Andrés breakwater, in the Port of Malaga. The export license has allowed its use in the west dock of the port of Hanstholm in Denmark, in the Bay d’Alger Marina in Algeria, and in the expansion of the fishing port of Elmina in Ghana.