I-trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros iya kubuyela ePort Taranaki kwiveki ezayo ukuze iqhubele phambili ukugcinwa kokulungiswa kwaminyaka emibini kumjelo weenqanawa.
Ukususwa kwesanti kunye ne-sediment build-up, eqhutyelwa kwi-port yintshukumo ehamba phambili yangoku kunye ne-wave wave ebetha i-Main Breakwater, iqinisekisa ukuba umjelo wokuthuthwa kweenqanawa kunye neepokethi ze-berth zihlala zicacile kwaye zikhuselekile kurhwebo.
IAlbatros izakuqala ukusebenza ngoMvulo (9 January), kwaye eli phulo kulindeleke ukuba liqhube iiveki ezintandathu ukuya kwezisibhozo.
Umanejala jikelele weziseko ezingundoqo ePort Taranaki uJohn Maxwell uthe uphando lwe-hydrographic luza kuqukunjelwa phambi kokuba kuqaliswe iphulo lokugrumba ukuseka iindawo ekugxilwe kuzo.
“Silindele ukuba ubuninzi obumalunga nama-400,000m³ bezinto ziyakususwa ngexesha lephulo,” utshilo.
“I-Albatros iya kusebenza ngexesha lasemini, iintsuku ezisixhenxe ngeveki, kwaye izinto ezibanjiweyo ziya kuwiswa kwiindawo ezikwindawo evunyelweneyo yasePort Taranaki.
“Ummandla ongaselunxwemeni umalunga ne-2km ukusuka kwizibuko, kwaye ummandla oselunxwemeni uselunxwemeni, malunga neemitha ezingama-900 ukusuka kwiZiko leTodd Energy Aquatic.Emva kophando kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo, ummandla oselunxwemeni wakhethwa ngokukodwa ukunceda ukugcwalisa isanti ekunxweme lwesixeko.”
I-Albatros yi-hopper suction dredger elandelwayo kwaye iqhutywa yi-Dutch Dredging.