NAMPORT Conditions Survey

The Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) has launched a 5-year project to record all their infrastructure on a system assisting with port maintenance and planning. Lithon Project Consultants was appointed to lead the project. A selected team of inspectors and assistants are traveling to all NAMPORT infrastructure to gather inventory and deterioration data to input into the customized data system.

On the last trip, the team traveled to Diaz Point in the south of Namibia to record the data on the Port of Luderitz Lighthouse. The perfect day with the perfect weather and the photos are spectacular! The lighthouse structure was constructed many years ago (1915) and still stands against the elements – a true appreciation of what is possible. The deterioration of the surrounding structure is a true testament to the harshness of the ocean, wind, and desert elements.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

• Lithon Project Consultants was appointed to capture inventory data and conduct visual inspections per the DER rating system, for all the port civil & marine structures and buildings under the Namibian Ports Authority management.
• This assessment will be repeated for a 5-year period to establish a data trend.
• All data is captured on the customized Client’s Structures Management System (STRUMAN).
• The sites include the Port of Walvis Bay, Syncrolift, and the Port of Lüderitz.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

• Client liaison and team coordination
• Project Management
• Visual Inspections per the DER-rating system and inventory data capturing
• Integrity Checks
• Reporting

Assignment Name:  Condition Survey of NamPort Existing Infrastructure (P3349)

Country:  Namibia 

Location: Walvis Bay & Luderitz

Name of Client: Namibia Ports Authority

Address: Walvis Bay & Luderitz

Start date (mm/yyyy): March 2024

Completion date (mm/yyyy): In progress

Name of associated Consultants (if any):

• PRDW Africa (Marine structure specialist)
• CSIR (STRUMAN programmers)

Approx. value of the contract (in current N$ equivalent): N$ 4.23 million

Duration of assignment in months: 60

Total No. of staff-months of the assignment: Ongoing

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current N$ equivalent): N$ 4.23 million

No. of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultant: N/A

Names of the senior professional staff of the firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as Project Director / Coordinator, Team Leader):  

• Project Director: Gert Maritz
• Project Leader/Structural Inspector: Estee Beukes
• Structural Assistants: Kobus Steyn/Stephan Calitz
• Civil Inspectors: Willie Knouwds/Fabianus Gomachab
• Civil Assistant: Brandon van Wyk
• Project Coordinator: Marize Engelbrecht