Garacad Seaport

Garacad Seaport is a new container terminal under construction in the town of Garacad in Somalia. The new port has been planned to open up the horn of Africa, central Somalia and the south-eastern region of Ethiopia to more accessible trade routes to the wider world, particularly the Arabian Gulf and Asia.

Rendel’s (Ingerop’s UK subsidiary) ports team, in collaboration with Ingerop Kenya and Ingerop South Africa, is delivering design review services for the development of the port for Wadaagsan Company. Our services include consultation and engineering design services, full design review and the optimisation of the design for the ongoing port construction project. In detail, the services being provided by Rendel and Ingerop are listed below:

• Design review of the current design of the project to identify value engineering opportunities and to provide recommendations for technical and cost improvements. The elements included in the design review are the approach channels and turning circles; project requirements; environmental conditions; berthing and mooring; quay wall stability and bearing pressures; geotechnical design parameters; breakwater design including rock/concrete armour unit protection; and utilities.
• Production and coordination of construction drawings.
• Ongoing engineering assistance to Wadaagsan Company to deliver a port serving both nationally and open up trade Internationally.