Projects

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PRDW has developed port solutions for a wide range of multi-purpose terminals in the private and public sectors across the globe.

Australia | Brisbane

BRISBANE HAMILTON SHYPHON FLOAT AND SINK
PRDW was appointed by Commercial Marine Group (CMG) to develop the installation engineering for a 900 m, 630…
Kingdom of Bahrain | Al Naseem

AL NASEEM LOCK GATE AND SEAWATER RECIRCULATION DETAILED DESIGN
PRDW was appointed to undertake the detail design of the boat lock and seawater recirculation system for the…
South Africa | Durban

DURBAN HARBOUR ENTRANCE WIDENING AND DEEPENING – BREAKWATER
PRDW was appointed by Transnet Limited / Transnet National Ports Authority for the widening of the Durban Harbour…
Seychelles | Eden Island

SEYCHELLES EDEN ISLAND MARINE DEVELOPMENT
PRDW were appointed by Eden Island Development Company (EIDC) to undertake the coastal engineering for the development of…
Thailand | Bangkok

BANGKOK PORT RECLAMATION
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and Gulf MTP LNG Terminal Company, under a public private partnership, executed…
South Africa | Cape Town

CAPE TOWN PORT PRECINCT PLANS
PRDW was appointed by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to provide detailed planning for the port by developing…
South Africa | Richards Bay

RICHARDS BAY BREAKWATERS REPAIR AND UPGRADE
Transnet Group Capital appointed PRDW to undertake a FEL 3 design for the upgrade and repairs of breakwaters…
South Africa | Cape Town
South Africa | Ngqura
South Africa | Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

SOUTH AFRICAN CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT STUDY
PRDW was appointed by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to conduct a study which identified, evaluated and prioritized…
South Africa | Northern Cape Province

BOEGOEBAAI PORT DEVELOPMENT
PRDW was appointed by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to undertake a pre-feasibility study for the development of…
Chile | San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO PORT: COSTANERA CONTAINER TERMINAL
The construction company BELFI S.A. commissioned PRDW to complete the detailed engineering of the inland and offshore works…
Chile | Coronel Bay

CORONEL PORT CONTAINER WHARF WITH SEISMIC ISOLATORS
Puerto de Coronel S.A. appointed PRDW to conduct concept, basic and detail design for a new container handling…
Chile | Arica

ARICA PORT BERTH 4 DESIGN
Terminal Puerto Arica S A appointed PRDW to conduct the conceptual, preliminary and detail design for a new…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

ANGAMOS PORT: GENERAL CARGO TERMINAL
Complejo Portuario Mejillones S A required the engineering services for the project of a green field port for…
Mozambique | Maputo

MAPUTO CHANNEL DREDGING
PRDW was appointed by the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) to provide detail engineering input for the Maputo…
South Africa | Durban

DURBAN HARBOUR ENTRANCE WIDENING AND DEEPENING – SAND BYPASS SYSTEM
PRDW was appointed by Transnet Ltd to carry out the feasibility design, detail design and construction supervision of…
St Helena Island | Rupert's Bay

ST HELENA RUPERT’S BAY PERMANENT WHARF
PRDW was appointed by Basil Read Limited on behalf of the St Helena Government (funding through the Department…
South Africa | Durban

DURBAN HARBOUR ENTRANCE WIDENING AND DEEPENING
PRDW was appointed in October 2002 by Transnet Limited / Transnet National Ports Authority to undertake a feasibility…
South Africa | Ngqura

NGQURA NEW DEEPWATER PORT
PRDW were appointed by Transnet Limited / Transnet National Ports Authority as lead consultants for the project from…
Madagascar | Ambatovy

AMBATOVY TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITY WATER DISCHARGE
Excess process water is discharged from Ambatovy’s Tailings Management Facility (TMF) in order to balance the overall site…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

ANGAMOS POWER STATION: SEA WATER INTAKE AND OUTFALL SYSTEM
BELFI appointed PRDW, in an EPC type project with Cobra Central Termica Mejillones S A, to conduct a…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

RED DRAGON: SEA WATER INTAKE AND OUTFALL FOR COOLING SYSTEM
SK E&C (SK) appointed PRDW Consulting Port and Coastal Engineers (PRDW) to develop the detailed engineering of the…
Mozambique | Matola

MATOLA COAL TERMINAL BERTH DEEPENING
PRDW was appointed by Grindrod Terminals to undertake the design and construction supervision for the berth deepening and…
Chile | Coronel Bay

CHOLLIN COAL JETTY
PRDW were appointed by Portuaria Cabo Froward S A to design a new 2.5 MTPA coal terminal in…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

MEJILLONES BULK TERMINAL UNLOADING JETTY
Complejo Portuario Mejillones S A appointed PRDW to conduct engineering services for a new terminal for the unloading…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

BLUE DOLPHIN BULK MATERIALS UNLOADING TERMINAL
The Blue Dolphin project was developed in order to import various bulk materials (fuel, coal, petcoke, biomass, rock)…
Guinea | Conakry

GUINEA BAUXITE EXPORT TERMINAL
PRDW was appointed by Alufer Mining Ltd to undertake the planning, detail engineering and construction supervision for the…
Mozambique | Mapula Province

MOMA MINERAL SANDS EXPORT JETTY
PRDW were initially appointed by Kenmare to undertake initial feasibility studies for the mineral sands export jetty.  The…
South Africa | Cape Town

CAPE TOWN BIG BAY COASTAL MODELLING
Extensive erosion has occurred at Big Bay in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town over the last decade. During 2017 the…
Namibia | Walvis Bay

WALVIS BAY FULL MISSION SHIP SIMULATION STUDY
PRDW was appointed by the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) to provide a high-level specialist vessel manoeuvring simulation study…
Namibia | Walvis Bay

WALVIS BAY CHANNEL INTERSECTION SHIP SIMULATION STUDIES
PRDW was appointed by the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) to verify the channel width requirements to accommodate 9…
South Africa | Cape Town

FORESHORE LEADING LIGHTS OPTIONS STUDY
PRDW was requested by SIP Project Managers to carry out an assessment of options for the repositioning of…
Peru | Salaverry

PORT OF SALAVERRY: IMPLEMENTATION OF SHORETENSION® SYSTEM
Salaverry Terminal International S.A. commissioned PRDW for the development of a study to support and verify the technical…
South Africa | Cape Town

CAPE TOWN CLIMATE CHANGE THINK TANK
PRDW was appointed by the City of Cape Town to calculate the Marine Inputs to the Salt River…
South Africa | Simons Town

SIMONS TOWN RAILWAY SEAWALL REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE
Due to the deterioration of the Simons Town seawall and the erosion of Makriel beach the railway line…
United Arab Emirates | Al Fiyay Island

AL FIYAY ISLAND MARINE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
PRDW was appointed by ADSO for the design of the Al Fiyay Marine Facility.  The Client for the…
South Africa | Gordons Bay
South Africa | Hermanus
South Africa | Hout Bay
South Africa | Kalk Bay
South Africa | Pepper Bay
South Africa | Saldanha Bay

WESTERN CAPE FISHING HARBOURS REPAIR AND UPGRADE
The Coega Development Corporation (Pty) Ltd (CDC) being the implementing agent for the National Department of Public Works,…
South Africa | Cape Town

GRANGER BAY WATERCLUB BREAKWATER REPAIR
Assessment of breakwater damage, dolos movements and breakages as well as cracking of units. Correlation of damage versus…
South Africa | Cape Town

VICTORIA & ALFRED WATERFRONT MARINE CANALS AND LOCK
The Waterfront Canal is a navigable waterway linking Cape Town’s commercial Foreshore district to the Victoria & Alfred…
Chile | Mejillones Bay

MEJILLONES LNG UNLOADING JETTY
GNL Mejillones S.A. entered into an EPC contract with BELFI S.A. to design and construct a new LNG…
Chile | Quintero Bay

QUINTERO LNG UNLOADING JETTY
GNL Quintero S.A. entered into an EPC contract for the design and construction of a new LNG terminal…
Peru | Paracas Bay

CAMISEA LPG MARINE TERMINAL
Pluspetrol Camisea S.A. requested engineering services for a new marine facility for the shipment of gas and liquid…

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PRDW has performed a wide range of port and coastal projects across all sectors which require maritime infrastructure. Select one of the sectors below to start browsing.

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Marinas and Waterfronts

Marine Works and Studies

Mining and Bulk Materials

Port Infrastructure

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