30 Mar 2016 / Durban, South Africa

Dry dock back in business

Repairs to the outer caisson at the 90-year-old Prince Edward Graving Dock in the Port of Durban have been completed, and the dry dock is now back in commission.

The 35-metre-long, 900-tonne outer caisson was refurbished at a cost of R30-million – the third phase of the repairs to the structure. But, while the outer caisson was handed over to Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) last December, the commissioning period was longer than planned

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