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Awardwinning
project
no surprise
to client
The Port of Durban, the largest
in Africa, was deepened and
expanded to accommodate
bigger ocean-going vessels
carrying commodities in and out
of Africa.
BY THE NUMBERS
The project was a component
of the infrastructure program
that won the 2009 Technical
Excellence Award of the
South African Institute of Civil
Engineering.
‘…ahead of schedule,
under budget and
with an excellent
safety record…’
Hatch and its joint-venture
partners, Mott MacDonald and
1,000,000+
work-hours without a lost-time injury
19 - m - deep
approach channel
8−11 % immediate
traffic increase
Goba Engineering, provided
all engineering, procurement,
and project and construction
management.
Moira Moses, Group Executive,
Transnet Capital Projects, on
hearing the project won the
award said, “For many years
skeptics were doubtful that
the Durban Harbor Entrance
Channel project would ever get
off the ground.
"Not only did we complete it
ahead of schedule, under budget
and with an excellent safety
record, we scooped one of the
most prestigious awards in
the industry.”
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