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Big challenges at Small Bay
Small Bay, also known as Kleinbaai (see Figure 1), to the south of Big Bay in Bloubergstrand, is a bay protected
from the offshore westerly swells hitting the shores of Cape Town. A storm on 7 June 2017 caused extreme
inshore conditions and damage to the seawall scour protection of the seafront properties in Small
Bay.
Best Project 2018
Big Bay and Small Bay coastal protection project well underway
The City of Cape Town recently commenced with an emergency intervention at the Big Bay and a portion of the Small Bay beachfront to replace a gabion revetment structure which had collapsed
Update: Buffel's Bay Dune Project
Holidaymakers at Buffel's Bay are requested to be patient with a dune project which is underway at the emergency slipway next to the parking area at the main beach. Construction to build a stabilising structure, to protect the seafront properties from storm damage caused by high spring tides and severe storms, began on Tuesday, September 24 and will be ongoing until December 1.
Largest dredge pump supplied to Southern Oceaneering
Stikland based Cape Mining Supplies (CMS) report the delivery of the largest Dragflow hydraulically driven submersible dredge pump yet supplied on the African continent. This order was received from Marine Civils Contractor Southern Oceaneering who was awarded the dredging and sand bypass maintenance contract at Coega’s deep water port of Ngqura.
Largest Dragflow Dredge Pump Delivered to Africa
Cape Mining Supplies (CMS) Ltd recently completed delivery of the largest Dragflow hydraulically driven submersible dredge pump ever supplied to the African market.
WSP helps City of Cape Town bring emergency desalination plant online
WSP, one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies on the continent - played a crucial role in the fast-tracked development of the City of Cape Town V&A desalination plant, feeding 2 megalitres of fresh water into the city’s network per day.