RCE Railway Civil Engineering Projects Walvis Bay 1

Capacity Analysis Port of Walvis Bay

Background The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) has been contemplating the modernisation of port handling equipment in a drive to enhance capacity and increase materials handling efficiency in the Port of Walvis Bay. To this end RCE Consultants (Pty) Ltd has been appointed to analyse and advise Namport on the structural capacity of berths 4 to …

RCE Railway Civil Engineering Projects Swakopmund 1

Swakopmund Station Re-modelling

Background Project Value: NAM$30 000 000 The Bahnhof Square Mall property development, located on the old Swakopmund Railway Station footprint, has been planned by Eris Properties Namibia (Pty) Ltd and Bahnhof Square (Pty) Ltd. The development of the Mall necessitated significant re-design of the TransNamib rail infrastructure, including the Swakopmund Station buildings, railway trackwork, maintenance …

RCE Railway Civil Engineering Projects Lodestone 1

Mine to Port Transport Logistics Prefeasibility Study

Background Project Value: ZAR530 000 000 Lodestone Namibia (Pty) Ltd was established in 2006 to develop Namibia’s first significant iron ore mine. The mine is situated approximately 21km north of Dordabis and 75km south of Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport. A Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the new Dordabis greenfields iron ore mine has been conducted, …

RCE Railway Civil Engineering Projects Elgin 1

Oil Rig Repair Quay Preliminary Design

Background Project Value: NAM$200 000 000 Elgin, Brown and Hammer (EBH) Namibia approached RCE Consultants to assist them with the quay design for a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) tender. The tender was for a proposed oil rig repair quay in the port of Walvis Bay.   Key Features The objectives of the preliminary design …

RCE Railway Civil Engineering Projects DPMT 1

DPMT Evaluation of Shunting Locomotives

Background Project Value: NAM$5 000 000 Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT) operates a complex copper concentrate smelter near the town of Tsumeb, Namibia. The primary transport of product between the plant and the Port of Walvis Bay is by rail. DPMT wanted to procure a new shunting locomotive to facilitate the movement and placement of …