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Understanding South Africa’s offshore industry
If you’re in the offshore industry, you’ve likely heard of Netherlands-based oil and energy multidisciplinary contracting mega company, A.Hak International. The company dates back to 1963 and has been the driving force behind a colossal number of underground infrastructures, civil engineering and electro-technical installations projects. Within this conglomerate group
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Poised to succeed in 2010
When IRJ last spoke to Riversdale Mining Limited, a mining house from Sydney, Australia, the company was announcing their plans to go ahead with the development of a $800-million coal mine in Mozambique in conjunction with Tata Steel Ltd, India’s biggest metal producer. The Benga project was estimated to produce
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Steady services through the years
Since 1833, Svitzer has developed a number of specialist and interrelated services in the areas of harbour, terminal, and ocean towage, as well as salvage and emergency response. The company also provides efficient transportation of crew and supplies to offshore installations, and says that the cornerstone of their business is
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Navigating the environmental plane
“And now you would never know there was once a road through the woods.” ~ Rudyard Kipling Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Digby Wells & Associates (DWA), an environmental solutions provider. The company offers services to the mining and metallurgical industry and was formed in 1995 by three
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