Port of Richards Bay
Expanding the throughput capacity of South Africa’s coal export harbour
In 2012, Zutari was appointed by Transnet SOC Ltd to provide design, assessment and engineering consulting services for the conceptual (FEL 2) study of the Port of Richards Bay’s transport capacity expansion programme.
The client’s goal was to expand its multi-purpose and the dry bulk terminals. Zutari was responsible for the full engineering design and option development of the project.
The study involved the evaluation of the current infrastructure and throughput capacity, a multi-criteria and risk assessment, the development of integrated solutions for the proposed demand forecast, the modelling of the throughput flow of the port for developed solutions and the costing of the solutions. During the study, the following engineering fields were assessed: bulk materials handling (BMH), port and coastal, rail, power transmission and distribution, water and wastewater, roads, structures, environmental advisory, risk, and health and safety. The scope of work also included reporting on and presenting the solutions for the FEL 2 gate review.
The client’s goal was to expand its multi-purpose and the dry bulk terminals
The tug requirements for vessel arrivals and departures were simulated with a numerical model to determine the number of tugs required for the future demand forecast
The Richards Bay tug harbour scope included an assessment of the current berthing facilities in respect to the tug requirements of the port. The tug requirements for vessel arrivals and departures were simulated with a numerical model to determine the number of tugs required for the future demand forecast. A new berthing concept layout, including a new jetty, was created for the estimated tug requirements, along with a high-level mooring and berthing design.
*The Aurecon Africa business has been officially renamed Zutari as at 21 July 2020. Zutari acquired Aurecon Middle East on 20 November 2020.
