Technical Operations &
Marine Shutdown Management

Planned shutdowns awarded an excellent service rating

Activities in the complex project schedules we develop and manage

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Onsite personnel under experienced site control

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Marine maintenance
shutdown management

Ensuring measurable and optimal operational performance through minimised downtime and cost-effective maintenance. Our proven systems, methodologies, and world-class delivery experience mean we exceed expectations on every project.

The Technical Operations Team has a track record of excellence in managing marine maintenance shutdown projects, with extensive experience in building and maintaining complete marine mining systems. As a partner to our clients, we employ an engineering, procurement, and construction approach to streamline and expedite the execution of complex maintenance shutdown projects.

Explore our related capabilities in marine and offshore mining, integrated project management and technical services.

Integrated capability & expertise

A comprehensive service offering encompasses all operational and technology systems in performing a maintenance shutdown, delivering a fully integrated solution tailored to your operation’s needs. This enhances cost efficiency and quality assurance.

Schedule relationships managed in each complex project

1. Marine Maintenance Shutdown Management

Comprehensive shutdown execution from scoping, costing, and planning through to commissioning of complete mining systems and associated plants.

Brownfields Project Integration & Execution

Implementation of upgrades and optimisations to enhance existing infrastructure and operations.

Greenfields Project Integration & Execution

Integrating newly developed and built systems and cutting-edge technology solutions.

2. Maintenance & New Build of Marine Mining Equipment

In support of Shutdown Management.

A Fully Integrated Process

26 planned shutdowns awarded an excellent service rating for exceptional cost, schedule, and quality control through a fully integrated process.

Up to 18 000 Activities & 3 000 Onsite Personnel

In each complex project, we develop and manage up to 18 000 activities, 24 000 relationships and 3 000 onsite personnel.

A Complete Shutdown Management Ecosystem

We manage complex shutdowns end to end, from workscope development through execution, providing a single point of accountability for delivery on time, on budget and to specification.

1. Workscope Development

A deeply collaborative process for shared success, including scope clarification and validation with you.

2. Planning & Scheduling

We bring vast experience in developing complex project plans, including schedules with over 18,000 activities and up to 24,000 relationships. This covers management of technical receivables and stakeholder management of common user facilities, such as the Sturrock Dry Dock.

3. Commercial Control

Accurate cost forecasting for better budget management, efficient contract management and timely intervention for discovery work, backed by third-party assurance of re-measurable contracts and rapid project closeout.

4. Quality Management

Ensuring compliance meets the highest industry standards, reducing the risk of equipment failure while enhancing operational efficiency. We provide third-party assurance of the standards achieved.

5. Integrated SHE Management

A safer work environment and improved operational efficiency, with experienced site control of over 3,000 on-site personnel ensuring the safety of every person on site. Full documentation supports compliance and assurance, reducing the risk of non-compliance and associated penalties, while innovative leading indicator analysis provides real-time insights into safety and operational performance, enabling proactive measures to prevent incidents.

6. Contractor Management

A competitively priced infrastructure of approximately 110 direct specialist companies, providing on-site work and support at high-quality service levels and competitive rates.

7. Shutdown Execution

The complete and integrated management of up to 110 specialist companies in the successful delivery of a shutdown project. Intense and detailed critical path and near-critical path management leads to reliable delivery on time and within budget, culminating in delivery of a fully commissioned vessel with all supporting documentation.

Mining Systems
Workshop

The Mining Systems Workshop facility, based in Cape Town, South Africa, manages shutdowns and undertakes the construction, overhaul, and refurbishment of mission-critical marine mining equipment to the highest standards.

The workshop aims to prevent unexpected production stoppages due to marine mining equipment failures by implementing the following measures.

Preventing unexpected production stoppages due to marine mining equipment failures.

Quality assured, by design. Integrated best practice and quality assured processes during the new build, overhaul, and refurbishment of equipment.

Continuous improvement. Continuous improvement cycle: with client’s team and learnings, and operational support, resulting in increased reliability of machines.

Verify, fit, validate. Execution of the work using the philosophy: verify (before doing), fit (during), validate (after completion).

Measured by reliability. Success is measured by the reliability and longevity of the equipment in operation ensuring consistency and sustained operational performance.

As partners, we deliver as an owners’ team

As partners, we deliver as an owners’ team: fully accountable, execution-focused, and committed to delivering results that align with your operational targets.

Partnering for our future. Let’s solve the hard mining problems together.

Get in touch with us about your next maintenance shutdown

Talk to our Technical Operations team about marine maintenance shutdowns, and the maintenance and new build of marine mining equipment.

Cape Town, Golf Park | Head Office
DBM Gardens, Golf Park 2, Raapenberg Road, Pinelands, 7405
T: +27 21 658 3229

Johannesburg, West Campus | Recovery Facility
Cnr Crownwood & Booysens Reserve Roads, Theta, Johannesburg, 2013

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Technical Operations &Marine Shutdown Management