GOBA
Engineering in Cape Town

The bucketwheel reclaimer had been decommissioned for several years due to a number of major structural defects. The reclaimer needed to be recommissioned as fast as possible to capitalize on the increased market demand for coal. Conducted a feasibility study and developed a refurbishment methodology that incorporated many safety features to return the reclaimer to operation as fast as practically possible. Used an innovative solution to lift the superstructure in-situ without dismantling the bucket wheel-boom and counterweight frame structures in order to change the slew bearing and rocker assembly. Designed and fabricated a purpose-built support frame and two high-capacity hydraulic jacks. Typically, master plans for ports tend to focus on the physical requirements needed to meet the demands of the market. There are three critical factors that planners should bear in mind when considering options for new ones. In construction, poor or ineffective risk management can mean trouble. Today, like never before, big business is expected to take responsibility for things that go far beyond profit margins and the bottom line. Industry leader and Hatch employee appointed to the Order of Canada. Barrow Island is not only a remote location, but also a Class A Nature Reserve. Project’s downstream scope focused on three 5.2 Mtpa LNG processing trains, the LNG storage facility, jetty, a domestic gas plant, utilities and materials offloading facility. Hatch, in joint venture, completed the front-end engineering and design phase through to fabrication, construction and execution of the project’s downstream facilities. We delivered the design, documentation, award and construction management of the major early work contracts and equipment packages. Due to the limited construction footprint on Barrow Island, the Project adopted a modular construction and execution strategy. More than 240,000 tonnes of modules and pre-assembled rack and units were built in fabrication yards in Asia and then shipped to site.