delayed

The COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s unrest and looting as well as floods in KwaZulu-Natal this year, have delayed the construction of the South African Navy’s new hydrographic survey vessel by as much as one year. The vessel is being built by Sandock Austral Shipyards which is situated close to the Salisbury Island Naval base in Durban harbour. Operations at the harbour were disrupted for several days and roads leading to […]