Services
Dredging Africa carries out the following services:
- Dam basin dredging
- Sump cleanout
- Lined dam silt removal
- Sand mining
- Environmental dam clean-up
- Estuary and river desiltation
- Harbour and waterway dredging
- Dam capacity enlargement
- Hydrometric surveys and volume determination
- Specialist dredging consulting
- Invasive water Hyacinth and water plants removal
Tailings re-mining
Dredging Africa has established an International affiliated company with focus on the African dredging market.


Dredging Africa carries out projects in the following geographical areas:
- South Africa
- Namibia
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Swaziland
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
Investment in Equipment








Damen CSD250 ‘Indlovu’
- This machine is a state-of -the-art Cutter Suction Dredger from Damen Shipyards (The Netherlands).
- Operates with a depth reach of 6m and a maximum pumping capacity of 1,000m3/hr.
- Ideal for small harbour dredging and inland water dams which are unlined and with a typical sludge removal volume of more than 50,000m3.








Horizontal Auger Dredger ‘Mvubu’
- Specifically designed in South Africa for the dredging of lined dams.
Pumping capacity of 450m3/hr and a depth reach of 5m.
- The horizontal auger is also equipped with protection wheels on the side together with rounded fibreglass pontoons, makes it the ideal dredger for plastic lined dams.
- Additional high-pressure water jets at the fore of the cutter bar allows for further versatility and production efficiency.
- Equipped with flow and density meters allowing the crew to keep proper track of the production rates and total material removed.








Horizontal Auger Dredger ‘MudPrawn 160’
- Locally designed and built horizontal auger dredger.
Ideal for the cleaning of smaller lined and unlined dams.
- Depth range up to 5m and a pumping capacity up to 300m3/hr.
Can be easily placed in a pond and be operational within a few hours from arrival on site.
- Launching does not require a crane in most instances, which further adds to cost-effective establishment of the machine.








Horizontal Auger Dredger ‘MudPrawn 220’
- Horizontal auger dredger, similar to the MudPrawn but larger in size and capacity.
Ideal for the desilting of lined dams.
- Pumping capacity of about 400m3/hr.
Depth reaches up to 5m and can comfortably clean medium sized dams.








Vegetation Cutter and Dozer ‘Happy Hippo’
- Specialized and versatile piece of equipment, designed to remove vegetation and floating plants from dams.
- Driven by water wheels, this machine acts like a water bulldozer, but is also able to pick up large amounts of water plants for delivery to shore.
- Front bucket is equipped with a cutter which enables cutting of reeds and roots of floating plants when required.








Long Reach Excavators: Hitachi ZX240
- Excavator specially adapted with a 20m long boom/stick combination.
- Can reach into dams where no normal excavator can.
- Hitachi Zaxis ZX240LC-5G_SLF
18,5m Boom Length
- Bell Super Exceed Kato 1
15,4m Boom Length – 3-arm boom/stick combination
- Bell Super Exceed Kato 2
14,4m Boom Length
- CAT 320
15m Boom Length








Dredging Africa owns all the support infrastructure that goes with the abovementioned machines to implement complete projects, including but not limited to the following:
• Support vessels (boats)
• Site vehicles
• Diesel Bowsers
• Booster Pumps
• Pipelines
• Floats
• Site Containers (storage
and split containers)
• Field Service Vehicle
• TLB for site preparation
• Trailers for equipment transport
• Cables, chains, winches etc.
• Polymer dosing installation complete
• Tools and Maintenance Spares
Dredging Africa provides continuous training and development for our employees to ensure we meet in stringent client standards and requirements.
Skills training include:
- Skippers Licences
- Operator Machine Training
- Basic Rigging
- First Aid
- OHSA and MHSA
- Supervisor’s Training
- Legal Liability Training
Focus Areas:
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Specific focus on silt removal from plastic lined dams
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Invasive plant removal from dams
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Provision of specialized dam cleaning equipment
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Focus on mining sector
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Focus on projects in South and Southern Africa
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