Posted on 10/20/2015
Dragflow was contacted by Matag, a nigerian dredging company, about acquiring a dredge to increase their capacity to dredge sand to supply local markets in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, as well as Asaba, Delta State, which is a sister city on the other side of historic river Niger. The company was interested in expanding their scope not only to sell sand or contract dredge, but also to have the ability for reclamation along the river. With a previously owned Cutter/Suction Dredge that had a digging limit of approximately 10-12m, the company was limited to seasonal dredging, due to the limits of their dredging depth of 12m.
The river Niger is known to rise as much as 8 meter more during the Wet Season, especially when dams were opened up in Garouwa, Cameroon, which is approximately 1200km away, on River Benue, and Kainji Dam which is approximately 900km away from the site. Matag needed a dredge that could work continuously through the season.
Our Solutions: Dragflow supplied Matag with the...