Dredging Digest Nigeria

The Human Factors/causes The heart of man is so evil, but I do not subscribe to repaying evil with evil, no two individual is the same. What I am about to discuss in this post might surprise most readers but it is the reality of this business. So to continue from where I stopped in the previous post , I will unravel the mystery surrounding most diesel engine operations. 1) How important is the welfare of your staff especially the dredging crew? Some dredge owners employ 2 crews consisting of 1 dredge operator, 1 engineer, 2 Deckhands sometimes 1 sand-field person per crew for the day and night shift of 12hours respectively, one crew each shift, for 6 days in a week and 6-8 hours for each crew on Sunday. All this without leave or time-off and when a staff complains, he is threatened with suspension or outright sack by these dredge owners using the high unemployment rate in the country to their advantage. The only time these workers get to rest or go home is when the e...

It really feels good to be back writing articles on this blog again after about 5 months. It has been a busy period as I had to handle a site analysis and site set up job for reclamation work somewhere in the southern part of Nigeria. Also, a difficult decision making period too as I was also offered a job contract by a Qatari dredging firm based in Qatar, but due to some personal reasons, I was unable to honour that particular contract. I hope we can still work together sometime in the future. With that out of the way, let's go to the business of the day. Are you spending more than you should on diesel for your equipment? Do you suspect any shady dealings with regards to the diesel consumption level of your equipment? If yes, then going through this questions and some answers I put together with my experience as a dredge engineer on board dredgers and as site and project supervisor some years back will help you arrive at a certain solution to your diesel consumptio...