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NOVEMBER 2015 08_NEWS The latest news from across the region and further afield.

16_NEWS ANALySiS Assessing the impact of the New Suez Canal on the GCC

18_hEAvy hiTTERS: ROOm fOR OPTimiSm Gaby Rhayem of Doosan Infracore International on why the

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company is an essential part of the GCC construction landscape

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22_fATAL iNAcTiON Crane health and safety comes to the fore in the wake of the tragic accident in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

28_ThERE’S AN APP fOR ThAT! CMME finds out how software development is driving the automation of heavy equipment in the region’s largest ports

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34_DEmOLiTiON mEN Jerusha Sequeira meets the men taking down the region’s old and unfit buildings to make way for new projects

40_ANSWERiNg ThE cALL CMME is on-site at Combined Mining and Shipping’s

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This month’s features on automation pose some interesting questions on the direction in which the construction machinery industry is heading. We’ve already seen Rio Tinto roll out fully automated driverless truck fleets at two of its iron ore mines in Western Australia, but I wonder just how far the technology can go?

The mining giant is also testing driverless trains and deploying autonomous drills in the region as it looks to cut costs and enhance safety through technology.

Charles Dunk, the author of our feature on automation in construction machinery, predicts that this can go even further, with autonomous house-building robots, semiautonomous earthwork machines and unmanned aerial vehicles all currently in use, or likely to be in use in the near future.

Caterpillar has already formed a partnership with Trimble to provide their vehicles with optimal automation, which means that a section of their civil engineering plant is pre-installed with wiring and ducts for machine control.

Should customers wish to have machine control, it can easily be installed at, or post, purchase.

Clearly, then, the industry recognises the enormous potential of automation technology. What remains to be seen is how the market reacts to it. Traditionally, the GCC construction market has been something of a slow adopter, with contractors preferring to trust in the methods that they’ve been using for years.

As reliable as these methods may be, change is inevitable, especially when it’s proven to be effective in reducing costs and improving time lost due to injuries or fatigue. So perhaps it’s better to embrace it.

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CONSTRUCTION TECH

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has introduced a 3D grade control

100,000 WoRKERS

solution for Bobcat all-wheel steer

Qatar has opened

loaders, compact track loaders

a 1.1 million sqm

and skid-steer loaders. The Trimble

‘city’ for labourers,

GCS900 Grade Control System for

which it says is the

Bobcat grader attachments allows

largest of its kind

small contractors to work faster

in the Gulf region.

and more effectively on projects

The new Labour

requiring digital designs and 3D

City, located in

machine control. Large contractors

Musaismeer near

can also benefit from the solution.

the industrial zone, can

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equipment combined with Trimble CM

accommodate

expertise in 3D grade control

100,000 workers,

gives contractors a trusted,

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reliable solution,” said Ryan

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owned Qatar News

Kunisch, marketing director for

Agency.

Trimble Civil Engineering and

The Labour

Construction. “With the first 3D

City contains

solution for Bobcat equipment,

55 residential

compact machine owners can now

buildings with

take advantage of the significant

facilities including

efficiency gains provided by

places of worship,

Trimble 3D machine control.”

a parking lot

Using digital 3D models prepared

for buses and

in Trimble’s Business Centre HCE

Liebherr supplies 58 tower cranes to Istanbul Airport

a 2,000sqm

office software, the system is well

medical clinic.

suited for footpaths, parking lots

The development

and sidewalks. The system, part of

also features an

the portfolio of Trimble Connected

entertainment

Site solutions, also includes the

and business

ability to wirelessly sync files to

Liebherr has recorded the largest single order in the history of its tower cranes division, with a total of 58 EC-H cranes sold for the construction of the new Istanbul Airport. İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı Airport is set to be the world’s largest, with around 150 million passengers passing through it every year from 2020.

Turkish contractor İGA Havalimanı İşletmesi decided to use Liebherr tower cranes for the project, and will deploy 32 280 EC-H 12 Litronic cranes and 16 200 EC-H 10 Litronic cranes. They will be supported by a further ten 154 EC-H 6 Litronic models. The first crane

district, which

the machine, track assets and site

includes a market

productivity and remotely receive

with 200 shops,

support or training. The Trimble

a cricket ground,

GCS900 3D system is available as an

a theatre which

upgrade from the 2D laser-guided

can hold 17,000

and sonic/slope systems already

people and four

offered by Bobcat, so customers

cinema halls.

can easily leverage their initial

was recently delivered and will remain installed at the airport until 2018.

Equipped with an intelligent crane control system, the Litronic cranes will ensure a high level of safety for people and material at hook heights of 30-60m, with maximum load capacities of up to 12t each.

“The Liebherr Tower Crane Solutions department has specialised in complex construction projects and was able to score heavily with a low-cost solution for this order,” says Rüdiger Boeck, regional sales manager for Eastern Europe and the Bosporus, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH.

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investment in grade control.

The new grade control system for Bobcat grader attachments is available through Trimble’s worldwide SITECH Technology dealer channel.

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REgUlaTIONS vIOlaTION

Two uae quarries shuT for flouTing rules

Mining firm deploys driverless trucks

HImoInSA AppoInTS pRojECT mAnAGER Himoinsa Middle East has recently appointed Daniel Crossan as project manager to work on special projects

Two quarries in the UAE have been shut

in the Middle

down after authorities found them to

East and East

be violating regulations, according

Africa. Crossan

to state news agency WAm. facilities

has extensive

in fujairah and Ajman were shut by

experience in the

the ministry of Environment and

development,

Water for breaking rules “governing

installation,

stone quarries and crusher units”,

commissioning

WAm reported. The facilities violating

and maintenance

the regulations were not named.

of SCADA

British-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto has rolled out fully automated driverless truck fleets at two of its iron ore mines in Western Australia. The company is also testing driverless trains and deploying autonomous drills in the region as it looks to technology to cut costs and enhance safety, the Financial Times reported.

mAnIToWoC CHIEf RESIGnS Manitowoc has announced that Glen Tellock, its chairman, president and CEO, has stepped down to “pursue other opportunities”. He will be replaced by board member Kenneth Krueger as interim chairman, president and chief executive.

“Our autonomous fleet outperforms the named fleet by an average of 12%, primarily by eliminating required breaks, absenteeism and shift changes,” said Andrew Harding, Rio’s iron ore chief executive.

Rio Tinto has 69 automated trucks, accounting for about a fifth of its entire fleet in the Pilbara, in Western

Australia. The trucks collectively move about 20 million tonnes of material a month at the iron ore mines, it was reported.

Automating the fleet improves utilisation, allowing the mining firm to reduce fleet size and cut costs, Harding noted.

“We have also seen a 13% reduction in load and haul costs due to the greater efficiency.”

The closures come as the ministry

and control

looks to enforce compliance with

systems for

laws designed to protect public

multi-megawatt

health and the environment.

projects. He has

Saif mohammed Al-Shara, the

worked with

ministry’s assistant under-secretary

power generation

for external audit, said violations

companies for the

included the heavy spread of dust,

last ten years and

and belts carrying materials not

directed large IPP

being sufficiently covered.

projects.

The ministry conducted a series of scheduled and random field visits to quarry sites throughout the year, Al-Shara said. It is holding workshops to raise awareness on existing laws and promote sustainability, health and safety.

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JCB turns 70 with special backhoe JCB is marking its 70th anniversary by unveiling a limited-edition version of the 3CX backhoe loader, one that comes complete with its own in-cab coffee machine.

The British machinery giant plans to build 70 of the “platinum”-edition

machines, which go into production next month. A company spokesman told CMME that the machines would be available in the Middle East.

The loaders come complete with red buckets, a full white cab

and red wheels instead of the customary blackand-yellow finish. Since JCB’s first backhoe was manufactured in 1953, the company has produced more than 600,000 of the machines, and now sells them in 120 countries.

HITACHI SALES

REgIONal ExPaNSION

herTz equipmenT renTal adds iraqi franchise

SLUmp Hitachi Construction

Employees were given a day off on October 23, the date in 1945 on which the late Joseph Cyril Bamford founded the company, which then made trailers from wartime scrap.

“Seventy years is a long time, but the past is the past, and while we are proud of it, our engineers are really only interested in the future and the products of tomorrow,” said Lord Bamford, the company’s chairman, who was born on the day that his father founded JCB. “The backhoe loader my father invented was a godsend and started a mini revolution in construction machinery. Today, the backhoe is one of more than 300 products we produce and sell globally.”

AL HABTooR To SELL STAKE In HLG The chairman of the UAE’s Al Habtoor Group has said the family-owned conglomerate plans to sell its stake in the construction joint venture Habtoor Leighton Group, co-owned by Australian construction firm CIMIC Group. In a TV interview, Khalaf Al Habtoor reportedly said that Habtoor Group will focus on its 100% owned assets, including hotels, real estate and schools.

Rapid Access opens Riyadh depot

Machinery (CM) Hertz Equipment Rental

and growth markets

has reported a

Corporation (HERC) has

where the equipment-

45% decline in

entered into a franchise

rental model is poised for

operating profits

agreement with the Khudairi

continuing expansion,” said

and 48% plunge in

Group to provide rental

Larry H. Silber, president

net income for the

equipment in Iraq, under

and CEo, HERC.

first half of the fiscal

the Hertz Equipment brand

HERC Iraq will offer

year, as a slowdown

a diverse range of

in demand in

earthmoving, power,

China extends

HERC’s existing network in

aerial, material handling,

to the developed

the middle East. HERC Iraq

electrical and compressed-

world. Hit by

will offer one of the largest

air equipment for rent,

weak economic

light-to-medium equipment

starting january 2016.

conditions

fleets in the country, serving

“HERC Iraq is well

worldwide, the

oil and gas, construction,

positioned to support

manufacturer

industrial and government

the country’s ongoing

expects global

customers. Its branch network

development,” said jay

demand for

will include locations in Erbil,

Early, International Vice

excavators to fall

Baghdad, Basra and Sulaimani.

president, HERC.

19% to 148,000 units

and proprietary system.

This move will add to

“This agreement reflects

“our success in Saudi

our long-term global

Arabia, our recent expansion

business strategy to license

into Qatar and our franchise

franchises, establish joint

in Iraq reflect our confidence

ventures and, where

in the ongoing development

appropriate, open company-

of key markets in the

owned branches in emerging

middle East,” he added.

this year.

Rapid Access, a provider of powered access solutions, has opened a new depot in Riyadh to cope with growing demand in the Kingdom.

The firm, part of the UK-based Lavendon Group, has depots throughout the GCC, including three depots in KSA. The new depot is on Al Kharj Road in the Saudi capital, and features training facilities as well as Rapid Access’ first KSA customer experience centre.

“Saudi Arabia is a crucial

market for our company, and that is why we adopted a 360-degree approach to customer service”, said Paul Rankin, managing director of Rapid Access.

“From selecting the right equipment, training operators to use the machines safely and efficiently through to post-hire support, our new Riyadh depot is equipped to not only serve the increasing demand originating from the central region of the Kingdom, but also offers pre- and post-hire services.”

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NEWS ROUND-UP NOVEMBER 201 5

CONSTRUCTION maTERIalS

qpmc inks deal for gabbro aggregaTes

Powerscreen powers Qatari roads AL AHLI To BUILD fox-

Al-Mohsen Engineering, a Qatari firm supplying aggregates to the construction industry, has invested in a range of Powerscreen rock crushing and screening equipment to meet local demand.

The first two Machines Al-Mohsen purchased from Arabian Agencies Co (ARACO), the Qatari distributor, were the Powerscreen Chieftain 2100X mobile screen and Powerscreen Trakpactor 500 impact crusher.

To keep up with growing demand for aggregates, Al-Mohsen has taken delivery of two further Trakpactor 500s and a Trakpactor 320 impactor, two Chieftain 2100X screens and a Warrior 2100

heavy-duty scalping screen.

“We have had a great experience with Powerscreen. The equipment can sustain intense and heavy work for long hours and is very productive,” said Mohamad Naji, operations manager for AlMohsen. He noted that the firm finds the Trakpactor 500 impactor easy to operate and service.

Stephen McCartney, international sales director at Powerscreen, said that the crushing equipment firm has a strong track record in Qatar and in the wider Middle East region, where its machines are well-known and respected. “The considerable investment by AlMohsen serves to underline this.”

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Qatar primary materials

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Company (QpmC)

a total capacity of

has signed a new

90,000mT. The firm

agreement with Village

has committed to

Trading Group for the

supply QpmC with

supply and delivery

gabbro aggregates of

of 30 million tonnes

0-5mm and 5-32mm

of gabbro products.

grades, starting

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january 1, 2016. All

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UAE

Village Trading Group

QpmC match the

conglomerate

will supply QpmC with

Qatar Construction

Al Ahli Holding

six million tonnes of

Specifications

Group has inked

gabbro aggregates

(QCS) and Ashghal’s

an agreement

annually over the

specifications and

to build a Fox-

next five years. The

quality standards.

branded theme

deal was signed by

park and resort

Essam Al-Abed, Village

inked an agreement

in Dubai, set to

Trading Group CEo,

with Qatar’s public

open by 2018. The

and Engineer Eisa Al-

Works Authority

firm will build a

Hammadi, QpmC CEo.

(Ashghal), which will

4 million square-

Established in 2005,

QpmC also recently

see it supply Ashgal

foot theme park

Village Trading Group

with 91 million

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has operations in

tonnes of gabbro and

themed lands

fujairah and Ras Al

limestone over the

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properties,

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QpmC’s key customers.

including Ice

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KIT SPOTTING NOVEMBER 201 5

Terex SuperlifT 3800 buildS bridge in germany When crane service provider Steil Kranarbeiten had to install a 15m, 66t bridge in Kirkel, Germany, power and precision were two crucial characteristics it needed from its equipment.

This led the Trier-based firm to deploy its Terex Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane on the project.

The work came with a fair share of challenges: the schedule was tight, and space was at a premium. The jobsite was right in the middle of a residential area, making it difficult to get the crane’s components to the site.

The Superlift 3800’s modular quick-connect system, however, made it possible to split the crane’s basic structure into two parts and then set up the crane within the allocated time frame of two days, says Martin Mittler, who is in charge of resource planning at Steil and was one of the people responsible for the project.

Once the crane was in place, the machine and the working area were ready for lifting the new bridge. The structure was delivered in two sections and welded on-site, resulting in a total weight of 70t, including the required slinging gear.

After the load was rigged so that it would be perfectly balanced, the power to the overhead lines was turned off and the lift started. The trickiest part of the lift was that the bridge had to be set down on supports with laser-like precision to make sure it was in the perfect position, Mittler says.

“Thankfully, the Superlift 3800 is the perfect machine for that kind of precision work, as it has extremely sensitive controls that let you apply just the right touch. In the end, that made the challenge easy to handle.”

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NEWS ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 201 5

New OppOrtuNities CMME examines the impact the new suez canal will have on the surrounding region

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n August 6, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi oversaw the launch of the New Suez Canal, an $8 billion project that is expected to bring renewed economic growth to the North African country after years of damaging political instability.

Completed within just a year instead of the three years originally envisaged, the Suez extension was hailed by al-Sisi as a major national accomplishment on a par with the Aswan Dam and the nationalisation of the original Suez Canal in 1956.

The project includes a 35km parallel waterway flanking the 145-yearold canal, which has long been the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe. In addition, 37km of the existing canal was deepened and widened, reducing transit times by seven hours for southbound ships, while larger vessels will have an easier passage. Ships will now be able to travel in both directions along all 72km of the expanded route.

More than 43,000 people worked on the project, according to the Suez Canal Authority. Dredging operations were carried out by a four-member joint venture called Challenge Consortium, consisting of UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), Boskalis and Van Oord from the Netherlands, and Jan de Nul from Belgium. Dredging operations alone cost $1.5 billion, shared equally between the partners.

While the builders of the New Suez Canal project have received justified praise for its engineering feats, the main purpose of the

canal is to generate trade and revenue for manner,” Dr Karasik predicts. the Egyptian economy. The Suez Canal “The lifting of sanctions for Iran is going to Authority expects revenues of $13.23 billion go slowly, but people are already lining up annually by 2023. In comparison, 2014 saw to get into Iran across a number of different sectors. [The New Suez Canal] is going to $5.3 billion in revenue.

Dr Theodore Karasik, a UAE-based be very valuable for not only Iran, but also geopolitical analyst, tells CMME that he for investors who haven’t had access to expects the New Suez Canal system the Iranian market for more than to achieve its aim of helping the 40 years.”

Egyptian economy, as the The GCC will benefit from new system allows more the canal project in several ways. First of all, Karasik ships to go through the canal, as maritime shipping highlights the amount of the Total cost of grows over the next few investment from the GCC, nal years. The number of particularly the UAE, in the Ne w S u e z C a vessels passing through the New Suez Canal system.

Project This has created housing, jobs canal daily is expected to rise to 97 from the current 49, the and other opportunities to help Suez Canal Authority estimates. the Egyptian people and stimulate “I think that this figure [$13.23 billion] is the local economy. realistic, given all the projections for the However, other experts are less confident growth of shipping over the course of time. about the positive impact of the New Suez But I also think that the figure may be slightly Canal project, disputing the official numbers inaccurate and could actually be higher, released by the Egyptian government. based on the shipping to and from Iran and Ahmed Kamaly, an economist with the Europe, because by then the Iranian market American University of Cairo, tells Reuters will be opening and functioning in a robust that the projections are “wishful thinking”,

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suggesting that sluggish world trade will make it difficult for the project to deliver immediately on its promise. “There was no viability study done, or known of, to assess the viability of the project,” he says.

The Reuters report adds that for the project to reach revenue targets, world trade will have to grow by 9% annually until 2023, quoting William Jackson of Capital Economics, far exceeding the 3% average over the last four years.

In fact, since 2011, Suez Canal revenue growth has failed to even keep pace with the growth in world trade, Jackson says, highlighting figures show global trade volume rising by an average of 2.9% from 2011 to 2014. Suez Canal revenue rose by just 2% during the same period.

Despite these pessimistic predictions, the region shows considerable optimism about the New Suez Canal project. With the Middle East undergoing a period of intense economic development, governments are investing heavily in infrastructure that will improve transport and trade links, both domestically and internationally.

The launch of the canal means ports

along the GCC coast are likely to benefit from increased maritime traffic. This in turn means the likes of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar will be spending heavily to develop their port infrastructure capabilities.

A report by IQPC entitled ‘State of the Market: Port Projects and Expansion in the Middle East’ finds that four mega-port projects in the Middle East will underline the importance of the region for the future of maritime commerce.

The Sohar Port and Freezone in Oman will expand total capacity to 6 million TEU per annum, up from 800,000 TEU per annum. With $15 billion invested to date, the deep-sea port and free zone is one of the fastest growing in the world, thanks to its location and interconnectivity with the sultanate’s road, air and rail infrastructure.

Hamad Greenfield Port project is the second highlighted mega-project in the report. Currently under construction, total capacity is expected to be 6 million TEU per annum. The $7.4 billion project will cover an area of 26.5km and feature three container terminals, a naval base for the Qatari Navy and visiting naval vessels

The opening of the New Suez Canal means that the GCC will spend billions to upgrade their port infrastructure to cope with the expected increase in demand.

from around the world. Dubai will develop Container Terminal 3 at Jebel Ali Port, expanding capacity from 15 million TEU to 19 million TEU a year. The project is expected to be completed in late 2015 and has an investment of $850 million.

Finally, Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Global Ports (SGP) Container Terminal at Dammam King Abdul Aziz Port opened in April 2015. Its current capacity is 5 million TEU per annum, but with development still ongoing, the $500 million project is expected to have a total capacity of 6.8 million TEU per annum.

“The GCC benefits because of the enhanced trade route but also because the trade route attracts more [maritime] security, particularly in the Mediterranean but also in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” says Dr Karasik.

“With the Saudi-led operations in Yemen, it’s going to be very important to keep this sea lane open. A final reason for the GCC is how the GCC will be using new port facilities that are popping up in Kenya and in Somalia in the future, and this will become part of the international maritime trade.”

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t’s been a busy year for Bobcat, with new machines added to the company’s extensive lineup and the opening of a new innovation center in the Czech Republic.

CMME catches up with Gaby Rhayem, regional director Middle East and North Africa for Doosan Infracore International, to find out how the division has made itself essential to the region’s construction industry.

With the drop in oil prices giving governments pause for thought on the projects in the pipeline for the next five to 10 years, two countries – Qatar and the UAE – have committed to hosting international events (Expo 2020 and the 2022 World Cup respectively), which means the show must go on, at least for infrastructure projects.

“Today, Saudi / Qatar / UAE are the countries where the projects are still ongoing despite the drop of oil price,” Rhayem shares. “We should expect some good projects in Kuwait and Oman in 2016.”

The oil slump has pushed the rumour mill into overdrive, with whispers of projects being cancelled or delayed, and the UAE government has announced a few light austerity measures, though no projects have been cancelled yet.

In Rhayem’s view, there’s need for caution, but room for optimism. “We still need to know what the oil price will be in 2016 and how the governments across the Middle East will dedicate budgets to execute the projects. Qatar will continue to invest to meet the construction demands due to the 2022 World Cup, Kuwait has announced some good projects for refineries and the UAE will keep investing for 2020.”

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And beyond the usual chat of 2020 and 2022, he cautions that there are other regional considerations to keep in mind, such as the Iran deal and the ongoing violence between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

“We need to also watch how the instability will be in 2016 in countries like Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The negotiation between the 5+1 countries and Iran could bring some good news for the industry in 2016, this is depending on the sanctions, if they will be lifted soon or not.”

For Doosan Infracore International, the 2016 compact equipment market is full of positives and momentum as Middle East usage of MHEX mini excavators expands, with Qatar leading the way.

Bobcat, founded in 1947 in North Dakota, USA, has been a subsidiary of Doosan Infracore International, Korea’s oldest continuously running company, since 2007.

Since then, Bobcat has made quick work of moving up the rankings in the Middle East’s compact equipment industry.

Rhayem attributes that success to

adaptability. “All our machines are specified for Middle East conditions and configurations in terms of supporting heat and hard conditions. Some options that are requested in Europe are not requested here, so machines are built without those options. We offer large products ranging from 900kg to eight tonnes, including wheel excavators, so this is covering the large customers’ demand.”

With the concept of MHEX not yet taking off as quickly in the region as in Europe or the US, Rhayem says that many companies are choosing a rental option to execute jobs such as landscaping, residential, servicing roads and agricultural projects.

However, as we move toward the influx of tourists the big 2020 and 2022 events will bring, the trend of buying MHEX is increasing as many cities are investing in landscaping and infrastructure. And with the growth in landscaping companies and road servicing, as well as agriculture, the government has asked companies to buy MHEX to execute projects.

With the concept of MHEX not yet taking off as quickly in the region as in Europe or the US, companies are choosing a rental option to execute jobs such as landscaping, residential, servicing roads and agricultural projects.

“Qatar will continue to invest to meet the construction demands due to the 2022 World Cup, Kuwait has announced some good projects for refineries and the UAE will keep investing for 2020”

Another revenue stream for the company is servicing, with the need for service and parts distribution large enough for Doosan Infracore International to open its own dedicated Parts Distribution Centre in Dubai, says Rhayem.

“It depends on the size of the companies.

Large companies have their own service department, and we deal with them in a different way by insuring the availability of our technical support if needed. Our main job is to ensure the availability of spare parts. For small companies, we offer the possibility to service the MHEX on-site or in our dealer workshop.”

At the back end of all the selling and servicing, the company gives a lot of energy to research and development, with the opening of its new Innovation Centre at the company’s facility in Dobris, Czech Republic in August this year.

The Centre, which integrates R&D with manufacturing, sourcing and training, joins Doosan’s two other Innovation Centres in Bismarck, USA and Inchon, Korea. Each

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In addition to the facility’s prototype shop machinery, including rapid prototyping, climate-controlled laboratories for extreme conditions tests, and static and dynamic test facilities, there is also a new noise test chamber to help keep the noise down for site workers and those living and working near construction projects.

All that R&D has paid off, with Bobcat launching three new 1-2t compact excavators this month, featuring some new options. The E17, E19 and E2 models are all towable on trailers for up to 2,000kg, with transportability further enhanced by new tie-down points. Each excavator features an expandable undercarriage and automatic slew brake.

The models have ergonomic seats for operators of all sizes, and the E20 2t model has some pretty nifty features, such as a Zero Housing Swing (ZHS) excavator, which despite featuring a full-sized cab, still enhances Zero Tail Swing (ZTS) functionality by further protecting the front upper structure corners turning within the swing circle.

The ZHS configuration in the E20 excavator therefore provides 320° of free rotation when working close to structures.

The company has also launched a new skid-steer loader, the S450, which will replace the S130 model that proved so successful. The S450 is a compact loader which boasts the features of larger, new-gen models.

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“It is up to the actual users of these machines to take precautions, and I think the people handling the crane in Mecca in this case left a little too much to chance. I believe this was more a case of problems with lift handling and poor management, rather than ignorance�

Crane specialists and experts have expressed concerns about how lift handling and poor management contributed towards the crane collapsing in Mecca.

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t has been a bad end to 2015 for the construction sector in Saudi Arabia.

A much broadcast catastrophe – the tower crane collapse in the Holy City of Mecca in September that killed 107 people inside the Grand Mosque – has put the issue of health and safety in the country under heavy scrutiny. For those working with construction machinery in this region, details of the crane crashing through the Grand Mosque due to “balance issues” and because the construction firm “misused the manufacturer’s instructions” – according to an early report – are particularly concerning, with much of the city centre undergoing construction work and a vast number of high cranes crowding the skyline. The Grand Mosque itself is undergoing a huge expansion and renovation.

The country’s monarch, King Salman, inspected the site of the collapse in person, saying: “My visit today is to check what had happened and know how they can rehabilitate the site again. We will open an investigation into the causes of the accident and then announce the results to the public.”

The firm responsible for the crawler crane, Saudi Bin Laden Group, is currently suspended from taking on new projects while investigations continue. In addition, executives from the construction giant have been issued with a travel ban, Saudi state media has reported.

As for the machine itself, German manufacturer Liebherr completed its own investigation into the cause of the accident and concluded that the crane which overturned in Mecca did not have a technical

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ksa issues new rules Saudi authorities have announced new regulations for operating tower cranes after the deadly collapse that killed over 100 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque in September, local media reports.

Construction firms using tower cranes must get ground soil tested

“We have observed in the past that human behaviour plays an essential role. That starts with the choice of the machine, continues with assembly, to actually using the crane”

from a specialised laboratory before operating the heavy machinery, the Civil Defence Department (CDD) said in a statement quoted by Saudi Gazette. The test should cover the effect of the crane’s movement on soil as well as the aerodynamic effect at times of strong winds.

The regulatory body urges contractors to take protective measures before operating tower cranes, such as checking electric cables attached to the crane and making sure no partial damage has occurred during operation.

The operating area should be visible, leaving enough space for the movement of the crane while loading and unloading heavy construction material.

Moreover, contractors should also check wind and only operate cranes when wind speed is safe.

“If inspectors find anything wrong during tests, they should stop the crane’s operation completely for maintenance works. Operators should inform maintenance engineers if they hear any unusual or strange sound from the equipment.”

defect. A recent press statement referring to the weather conditions and relevant procedures reads rather damningly: “The operating instructions of the LR 11350 and the associated wind speed charts show that the crawler crane could not withstand such a high wind load, and that the boom should have been lowered to the ground preventatively to avoid the tilting of the crawler crane.”

“In the meantime Liebherr has taken this very tragic accident in Mecca as reason to point out again to the operators of comparable Liebherr cranes worldwide the influences that wind has on cranes and to the unconditional compliance with the appropriate regulations mentioned in the operating instructions.”

But away from individual blame, are these deadly accidents a symptom of a wider problem of health and safety when it comes to the region’s heavy lift sector – and perhaps construction in general?

“On the manufacturer level, there is not much that can be done to improve this situation,” says Philippe Verdeure, sales manager, Middle East at Belgian heavy lifting firm Sarens NV. “Everything is very well written down in the manuals and things are clearly laid out. Reputed heavy lifting specialists have internal procedures that go the extra mile, are based on manufacturers’ prescriptions and involve all levels of the organisation. It is up

Liebherr has increased its efforts to educate operators of comparable cranes around the world about the influences that wind has on cranes.

to the actual users of these machines to take precautions, and I think the people handling the crane in Mecca in this case left a little too much to chance. I believe this was more a case of problems with lift handling and poor management, rather than ignorance.”

The accident in Saudi was partly blamed on strong winds, but these had been forecast earlier in the day. “The thing is they had all the means to be informed about this weather problem and so could have done something about it – but instead it seems to be a case of hoping the worse didn’t happen, and unfortunately it did. In this kind of situation, all you can say is it is about training the people involved to take action, and this must filter down from the top level,” adds Verdeure.

The crane in question was fixed to the ground with four 1,000t foundations. However, serious questions are still being asked about whether internationally recognised health and safety standards are really followed in Saudi Arabia, as well as the wider region.

Getting the whole industry to accept the need to do things in the proper way, from the start of a project to completion, is key to tackling the problem, says Klaus Meissner, Director Product Strategy at Terex Cranes.

“We have observed in the past that human behaviour plays an essential role. That starts with the choice of the appropriate machine,

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continues with lift planning and assembly, question to answer. There are mechanisms in to actually using the crane. It is important to existence to review and update international observe the instructions in the user manual standards regularly, such as EN and ISO. and to stick to inspection and maintenance However, Occupational Health and Safety cycles, as well as repair as needed and as belongs to the realm of national law, so stipulated in the OEM instructions. manufacturers usually have no influence “Terex Cranes is describing the appropriate on them. procedures for erecting and dismantling of all However, Mike Abbas, regional commercial cranes within the instruction manual for the director at Mammoet, MENA, East Africa and specific crane. The manual and the capacity Central Asia, believes a number of things charts delivered with the crane will include could be done from a regulatory perspective, limitations for wind speeds during operation, as well as from the prevention side. erection and dismantling and for leaving the “Although I can’t comment on any specific crane unattended.” country or incident, in general the regulatory Indeed, Terex has worked with FEM, the environment in this region – compared to, European Materials Handling Federation, say, Europe or the United States – needs to on the development of guidance on improve. This could be achieved by hiring leaving cranes unattended, published additional auditors, inspecting and asking a as ICSA 001 “Guidance – Leaving mobile lot of questions. cranes unattended in [partially] erected “Secondly, I think it is very important to mode” and FEM 5.016, a guideline ensure that you have contractors, on “Safety Issues in Wind as we do, to make sure you Turbine Installation and have the right people Transportation”. managing the lift, and Whether s a fe t y the right personnel with as The crane w regulations overall need the right training in updating is a complicated place to comply with fixed to the

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A major issue affecting safety levels is the belief that operating a crane is an unskilled job that anyone can do, says Mike Abbas of Mammoet.

international safety standards.

“Ultimately, if any client is hiring a heavy lift or crane company, they need to understand that they have to comply with all regulations and that safety is an essential aspect. For Mammoet, safety is a central driver of our culture, it is built within the company framework and not something we look at as an addition.”

He adds that one other big problem affecting safety levels is the belief that operating a crane is an unskilled job, and the suggestion that anybody can do it. “I hear that a lot, plus people say they care about safety, but when it comes to actually hiring they just want the cheapest option. I think it is so important that when clients recruit people who are going to do the heavy lifting, that they really assess whether a contractor has the right culture and the right mindset, and that price alone is not the determining factor in all decisions.”

“One thing we lack in our industry is that there is isn’t a central body containing safety records of contractors. If you look at the example of the United States Department of Transportation, it collects a lot of information about the safety performance of the companies it works with. That way they can benchmark who is safe.”

The incidents in Saudi could prove a turning point for the local construction sector and serve as a wake-up call for managers, stakeholders and investors alike in the GCC. More than ‘just another accident’ – the scale and global visibility of the fatal collapse do seem to have pierced the general malaise.

“I think it will shake up a few people in the public sector, people who work directly with the Saudi government,” says Verdeure.

“On the other hand, I can tell you that with regard to the private companies – yes, they will pay more attention, and they will be more aware of what people are doing – but they already know the procedures and instructions in place, they just need to be followed.”

Some potentially positive change has occurred in Saudi Arabia, with the government delegating the trade minister to create the first board of the Saudi Association for Contractors.

The Association will constitute the official umbrella of the contractor sector in the kingdom. The board is to be made up of businessmen, engineers and a trade ministry representative.

While the Saudi Association for Contractors is expected to be concerned with matters related to contractors’ business, it is likely to affect how companies under its umbrella view health and safety issues. Hopefully this will prove a step in the right direction.

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CMME looks at how the latest developments in software are driving the automation of heavy-duty equipment at the largest port operators in the region

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our pizza in ten minutes, or it’s free. This promise helped make one of the world’s biggest fast food chains famous. But the culinary feat pales into insignificance when compared to today’s port operators, some of whom have managed to achieve a roughly equivalent turnaround time for container trucks.

A convergence of the latest software, mobile apps and the drive toward automation of heavy-duty equipment is making delivery times shorter and shorter for some of the largest port operators in the Middle East. Notably, Abu Dhabi Ports is turning Khalifa Port into one of the most technologically advanced ports in the world, with automation services playing a major role in operations.

“A cutting-edge ICT system enables personnel to organise truck arrivals and container cargo ahead of time. Other systems, such as optical character recognition [OCR] and RFID [radio frequency ID] tags for truck drivers offer

hassle-free entry and exit at the port,” a spokesperson says.

Khalifa Port has managed to achieve a 12-minute turnaround time for trucks.

A range of new mobile applications and internal services, including the ePass service, is a major contributor to increased efficiency, the company says. The ePass system allows customers to submit all their security details online in advance.

The ePass is now fully integrated with the Emirates ID, the UAE’s mandatory national identity card system.

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application that provides electronic access to port permit requests. The application coordinates the approvals online. The fully automated security gates are linked to an online appointment system and the ePass system. The gantry cranes will also be programmed to use less and less human mediation, and will soon be managed remotely, Abu Dhabi Ports says.

In its current development Phase 1, Khalifa Port can handle an annual capacity of 2.5 million TEU containers and 12 million tonnes of general cargo.

It has the expansion capacity to handle

container volumes up to 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of general cargo per annum, once all development phases are completed.

“At present, nine super post-Panamax Quay cranes, 42 automated stacking cranes, 28 straddle carriers have significantly enhanced the efficiency in loading and unloading of vessels,” the spokesperson says.

Each ship-to-shore super-post-Panamax crane is 126.5m high, weighs 1,932t and has an outreach of 65m (equivalent to 22 containers) and a lifting capacity of 90t.

A convergence of the latest software, mobile apps and the drive towards automation is making delivery times shorter for some of the busiest port operators in the Middle East.

Khalifa Port’s automated stacking cranes (ASCs), delivered by Konecranes, are operated through a custom-built system and used to organise the containers in the dedicated container yard.

In December 2014, Abu Dhabi Ports launched Maqta Gateway, a purposebuilt port community system project. The system integrates all parties involved in Abu Dhabi’s growing import and export trade business, and expedites trade by converting and implementing all port operations through a single point of access. The project is at the halfway

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mark of Stage I implementation. When fully implemented, Maqta Gateway will significantly reduce processing times at ports, the company says.

The implementation of Jade’s terminal operating system Master Terminal at Zayed Port, Khalifa Port and Mussaffah Port is another innovation. This new system is to be deployed at five Abu Dhabi Ports facilities and provides more accurate cargo information before vessel arrival, to plan operations well in advance. The company expects Jade Software to lead to productivity gains of 15-20%.

Further along the coast, Dubai is also ringing in the changes. To handle over a million TEU containers arriving at Jebel Ali, DP World has switched to quad lift quay cranes manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZMPC). The quad lift system is standard in major terminals across DP World’s global portfolio of 65 terminals, and the system is capable of a tandem lift of two 40foot containers, effectively doubling the

number of containers that can be unloaded from a ship at one time.

Jebel Ali is the ninth largest container port in the world and has the world’s largest man-made harbour. With its semiautomated Terminal 3 nearing completion and the new Terminal 4 due to commence operations in Phase 1, 2018, Jebel Ali will be able to handle more of the largest container vessels, DP World said in a statement.

When T3 container terminal with its 19 remote-controlled quay cranes is fully operational, and on completion of T4 with its 15 remote-controlled quay cranes, Jebel Ali’s total annual handling capacity will reach 22.1 million TEU. The year-old Container Terminal 3 is one of the world’s largest semi-automated facilities, and its 1,860m quay is equipped with the latest generation of ship-toshore quay cranes. Its 70-hectare yard is equipped with 50 Automated Rail Mounted Gantry (ARMG) cranes, equipped with ZPMC technology. Each quay crane is over 138m tall at full boom extension, weighs

“A cutting-edge ICT system enables personnel to organise truck arrivals and container cargo ahead of time”

With ports required to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, manufacturers and sellers are under pressure to ensure continuous innovation, improved service and constant support.

1.85 million kg and can lift four twentyfoot containers at a time, handling up to 100,000kg a lift. The 69.5m lifting height and extended reach is capable of handling the 25-container-wide new generation of ultra-large container ships (ULCS).

As reported previously in CMME, software was also a factor when Kalmar, part of Cargotec, won a new order from DP World to supply two of its new-generation reach stackers to the Jebel Ali T3, on top of an existing order for seven empty container handlers. Kalmar’s new generation reachstackers, named ‘Gloria’, are designed to handle loaded containers and have the capacity to stack 45t (9’6”) containers fivehigh in the first row.

Gloria’s on-board CAN bus technology is being interfaced with DP World’s local port automation system. This provides constant data transfer of the machine’s key operating parameters, including fuel consumption, oil and water temperature, speed level, and operating and idling hours.

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portal for paperless documentation.

“Along with smart mobile applications, a 100% electronic transaction facility and an advanced Gate Automation system, they all contribute a cost-effective terminal as part of the supply chain,” a DP World spokesperson says.

At the just-ended Gitex Technology Week, Dubai Trade signed an agreement with Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation’s PCFC Security to automate all gate passes at ports in Dubai and at Jebel Ali Fee Zone (JAFZA). Dubai Trade and PCFC Security will collaborate to automate all processes and create a gate pass management process for visitors to Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) and the Ports of Jebel Ali, Hamriya, and Rashid.

With ports required to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, manufacturers and sellers are under pressure to ensure continuous innovation, improved service and constant support for machinery. Port operators want the latest technology at new ports, and demand retrofits at old ones to match the same standard.

Tanja Wilson, a spokesperson for Konecranes, says the company ’s Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry (ARTG) system is available for greenfield and brownfield RTG -based container terminals. “It is built around the company’s 16-wheel RTG and [is able] to tolerate rough yard surfaces.”

The system includes a package of truck guidance infrastructure, a Remote Operating Station with a specially developed GUI and an IT system that interfaces with the Terminal Operating System (TOS).

Konecranes also offers ARMGs. “ARMGs have a light, intelligent steel structure.

Manufacturers like Konecranes are creating crane systems like the 16-wheel RTG, which are ideally suited to automation.

When this is combined with our Active Load Control (ALC) technology, the cranes deliver fast, accurate container stacking over a range of real-world conditions,” Wilson says.

Konecranes says its 16-wheel RTG is ideally suited to automation: “The holistic combination of its intelligent steel structure and Active Load Control system copes with the wide range of surface variations inherent in RTG container yards, plus the variations inherent when a crane of this size runs on rubber tyres. You can start with your current yard infrastructure as you

move to fully automated RTG operation – step by step, block by block.”

The company says it is the only one supplying both ARMGs and Automated RTG systems on a large commercial scale. “The automated rail-mounted gantry crane was popular from the beginning for greenfield terminals where it was advantageous to build container blocks perpendicular to the quay, with exchange areas at the block ends,” Thomas Gylling, head of port cranes process automation, Konecranes, writes on the company’s website.

“The ARMG and CARMG operating models have gained ground, but not at the expense of the rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) operating model, which has grown as well. The RTG operating model can offer important advantages for greenfield terminals, brownfield terminals and terminals undergoing conversion,” he further writes.

In terms of after-sales service, Konecranes further offers TRUCONNECT Remote Service. This connects data, machines and people to provide remote monitoring, diagnostics, analytics and usage-based predictive maintenance designed to help businesses address potential maintenance and performance issues before these issues become critical and threaten employee safety, productivity and revenue, the company says.

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As the GCC property seCtor expAnds, older And unfit struCtures often need to be tAken down to mAke wAy for new projeCts. jerushA sequeirA speAks to demolition experts

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drive around the neighbourhood of Karama in Dubai offers a glimpse of several old buildings erected decades ago, none of them over three storeys high. Now, however, Karama seems to be undergoing a facelift of sorts as older buildings are razed to make way for newer structures, and the community – popular among tenants looking for affordable options – gears up to accommodate growing residential demand.

This is by no means unique to the area. As demand for housing picks up in the UAE and wider GCC, new developments will have to be built not just in uninhabited areas, but also in place of existing buildings that are, in many instances, no longer fit for use.

Enter demolition contractors. These firms play a vital role in taking down buildings that are old and often structurally unsafe or dangerous.

While it’s tempting to think of demolition as just destroying buildings, it’s more complicated than that. CMME decided to speak to companies carrying out this work, to garner some insight into the process and the challenges and risks involved.

Goldline Building Demolition, a subsidiary of the UAE-based Goldline Group, was established in 1999 and has carried out work for clients including Meraas, Juma Al Majid, DEWA and Al-Futtaim Carillion. So how does the demolition process work? Once an agreement has been reached for a particular project to be taken down, the firm first has to obtain a series of permits from various entities, explains Mirza Munnawar, project manager at Goldline Building Demolition, at the firm’s Karama office.

“First of all, we need to get permission from Dubai Municipality, [for which] we have to process certain NOCs. Once the demolition permit is approved, we have to apply for a fencing NOC. After that, we have to take an entry-and-exit NOC from RTA and start the work.”

NOCs (no-objection certificates) are issued by entities like Etisalat, the Dubai Electricity Water Authority (DEWA) and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). This is typically to alert the firm of the locations of underground utilities that need to be accounted for when demolition work is being carried out. Although most of the company’s clients are contractors or government entities like Dubai Municipality or DEWA, sometimes private landowners also approach the firm when looking to redevelop their land. After obtaining the permit to demolish, the company may also need to apply for a permit to remove and transport hazardous substances like asbestos.

Some demolition contractors, like Al Rasheed Demolitions, often hire specialised firms to carry out asbestos removal if the contract requires them to do so, says Mohammed Yaghoub,

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Once an agreement has been reached for a particular project to be taken down, demolition contractors have to obtain a number of permits from various entities.

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Space constraints in heavily built-up areas often mean that demolition contractors have to make use of smaller machines like excavators.

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“Demolition actually depends upon the planning and coordination between the foreman and the operator. The machine operator should be well experienced” manager at the firm. “The demolition we do ourselves, but for the removal of asbestos, sometimes we hire other companies that we have an agreement with.”

In addition to the regular permits from Etisalat, DEWA and the like, contractors also need to approach the municipality for permission to take down old buildings that may have historical aspects, particularly in areas like Deira or Bur Dubai, says Biju John, project manager at PKD Demolition. If the buildings are historical, permission would be denied, he says.

The actual demolition process, as one would expect, entails a significant degree of planning.

“We first secure the site,” Munawar says, explaining that fencing and scaffolding is erected for safety purposes. “Generally we’ll put scaffolding in a crowded area, just to control dust and to control the flying debris.

We’ll put scaffolding, we’ll cover it with cloth, and we’ll start demolition.”

In terms of equipment, crawler cranes are often deployed where possible, and are faster and easier means of carrying out demolition work without the use of explosives. However, space constraints in crowded neighbourhoods may prevent their use, forcing firms to use

smaller machines like excavators or undertake manual demolition with jackhammers.

So how has the industry evolved over the years in the UAE? Munawwar and Yaghoub agree that regulation has grown a lot more stringent with regard to the safety of the pedestal and neighbouring structures.

Currently, a significant portion of the projects being taken down in the region are under 12 storeys high. Firms like Goldline have a G+12 permit, allowing them to take down buildings of up to 12 floors.

The above mentioned methods are generally a viable option for projects of this height or for those in densely populated areas.

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Maryland-based Controlled Demolition (CDI) has decades of expertise in the use of explosives to carry out demolition work, both in the US and internationally. Explaining how the process works, Mark Loiseaux, president of the firm, says it all starts with a site assessment and examining blueprints, if available, of the structure to be taken down.

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“We’re an engineering company involved in the demolition of structures that happens to use explosives as one of our tools. Our primary tool is gravity” controlled demolition, the firm works with local contractors to approach regulatory authorities, utility companies and even adjacent propertyowners to discuss their concerns. Once that is done, CDI comes up with an implosion plan, which includes preparation of the structure as well as taking into account how to protect surrounding properties and utilities. The equipment and labour required is procured locally, or as locally as possible for international projects, Loiseaux says.

“My desire is to have minimum Western involvement. What I like to do is find a local contractor in the country where the work is going to take place,” says Loiseaux, whose firm has experience handling projects around the world, including the Middle East. CDI can even partner with civil contractors that may not be in the demolition business but have the necessary heavy equipment required to clear debris after the implosion.

“If a civil contractor has the equipment and they also have a concrete crusher, they can become a demolition contractor with my help.

I would only send a maximum of two people.

We would simply provide the guidance on how to prepare the building to CDI specifications, and then we would handle the explosions, because that’s a very precise operation.”

Safety is naturally a critical element of the process, Loiseaux firmly asserts. “We’re an engineering company involved in the demolition of structures that happens to use explosives as one of our tools. Our primary tool is gravity.”

The energy used to lift the construction materials in place when building the structure is stored within it, so CDI designs the systematic removal of the supports holding up the structure, in order to let gravity have its way with the building, he explains.

“The key is placing the minimum amount of explosives strategically in support columns and walls throughout the building, to generate the collapse mechanism that we need to properly control the building, causing it to fall in the available area.”

Despite the level of careful planning involved, his firm doesn’t work miracles, he notes. “I’m not a magician. Often there’s no room for the debris, so we can’t take the structure down.”

Moreover, protection also needs to be set

up around the explosives to ensure that debris does not fly from detonation. Surrounding buildings then need to be protected from what is known as an air blast.

“When you bring a building down, you compress all of the debris, and the air inside the building rushes down at speeds of up to 80-90mph, so the biggest thing to worry about in protecting adjacent improvements is what we call the air blast. That’s the air rushing out of the building as debris falls to the ground.”

To safeguard structures from the air blast, trucks are often parked in the street to take the brunt of the air rushing out of the building. Other means and methods specific to the structure being taken down and the site can be used. Detonation of the explosives is carried out by hard-wiring them to a command post, to prevent human error causing a premature implosion.

“We make sure everything is safe, and then someone pushes the button. You also don’t set off all those explosives off at once. They are set off over what is called an implosion sequence, where the charges are detonated not only over

Safety is a critical element of the demolition process.

Contractors need to make sure that everything is safe before demolition commences.

seconds but over microseconds. You have primary implosion delays that control the fall of the building, and you have micro-delays that are installed in the initiation sequence to reduce noise level.”

The process involves a great deal of technical expertise. However, in regions like the Middle East where labour is relatively cheap, it can be tough for specialist firms to compete, Loiseaux admits. Conventional methods can reach a building of up to 1012 storeys with cranes, a wrecking ball or high-reach excavators. But for projects built higher, it’s worth contractors considering implosions, he says.

A key advantage is time. Conventional or manual demolition techniques might take weeks or months to complete, subjecting surrounding areas to a prolonged period of noise levels and dust.

“The quantity and type of dust that is generated by conventional demolition is the same quantity and type of dust that is generated by an implosion. It is far preferable to have one event that takes five seconds on a morning, that is going to create least inconvenience to traffic and businesses,” Loiseaux concludes.

“You just bring the building down, you clean up the dust, and the community goes back to normal. There’s a tremendous advantage in reducing the impact of demolition of a major building on the community, where implosion is the right method over all the others.”

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Answering the CAll CMME visits Combined mining and shipping’s operations in Fujairah to learn how it is serviCing the needs oF Qatar’s ConstruCtion industry

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Combined Mining and Shipping is one of the largest privately owned exporters of gabbro in the region.

atar’s thirst for infrastructure projects and development ahead of the 2022 World Cup is enormous, which means business is booming for suppliers throughout the Gulf region, including for Fujairah’s Combined Mining and Shipping, a blast mining operation that produces over 500,000 tonnes of gabbro aggregate a month.

Almost every granule of aggregate that comes out of Combined Mining and Shipping’s crushers is sent to Qatar. Qatar’s $200bn spend on major infrastructure projects – its rapid expansion of tourism, transport and a raft of other big-ticket items – has a downstream effect on raw material supply. The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) reported a 145% increase in the demand for gabbro in 2014, and an additional 86% for 2015, with demand for other raw materials like bitumen, limestone and cement also showing unprecedented demand.

Imported gabbro, however, is the main source of coarse aggregate for construction in Qatar.

Fujairah’s geology makes its gabbro products highly desirable.

The aggregate has one of the highest specific gravity ratios in the region at 2.9-3.0gm/cm3, and as much as 56% silicon content, making it an extremely durable and tough core ingredient for concrete.

Combined Mining and Shipping was established in 2010 with what site manager Michael Thomas describes as a “very old and very dilapidated” crusher that required constant maintenance and attention. A second line, consisting mainly of Metso equipment, was added to boost plant output to 1,100t of aggregate per hour, and a third line, again Metso, will add an extra 850t to the plant’s hourly capacity once fully operational.

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EQUIPMENT ON-SITE

the Fleet, Caterpillar Wheel loaders: • 1 × 988G • 1 × 980h + 1 × 980G • 1 × 972h • 1 × 966h + 1 × 966G excavators: • 2 × 374d • 1 × 349d • 1 × 345d + 1 × 345c riGid trucks: • 1 × 772 • 1 × 740 articulated trucks: • 740B skid steers: • 2 × 226B • 2 × 216B telehandler: • 1 × th580 PoWer suPPly: • 7 × c32 cat generator sets

Combined Mining and Shipping’s growth since 2010 has been remarkable, and the company is one of the largest privately owned exporters of gabbro in the region.

The company not only operates its own mine, but also its own bulk carrier vessels, running between Fujairah, Qatar and Bahrain. Each ship carries 42,000 metric tonnes of cargo and is fitted with its own crane systems. Managing its own logistics means the company is able to control its schedules and fulfil its commitments to deliver materials to clients on time.

The Fujairah operation produces aggregate in a variety of sizes: 28mm, 20mm and 10mm for concrete projects in Qatar. The company also ships 5mm aggregate for asphalt projects. The plant operates around the clock in two 12-hour shifts, with a four-hour window set aside

The blasting programme has changed from daily to twice weekly, but limits on blast size have been lifted to five tonnes.

for maintenance every morning. The only downtime in production comes during blasting operations, when the site must be vacated as the charges are set and detonated.

The blasting programme has changed from daily to twice weekly, but limits on blast size have been lifted to five tonnes.

Overall, the net raw material is around the same, but the frequency of noise and vibration from the site has been reduced.

Authorities say that Combined Mining and Shipping can slowly add more blasting sessions to their programme – which may be necessary, as the 11 mining faces are busy around the clock.

To move the material from blast face to crushing plant, and then off-site to Fujairah Port for shipping to Qatar, Combined Mining and Shipping relies on a fleet of quality

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“Why pay half-price for something that lasts six months? It doesn’t make much sense when a good one will last six years” equipment from Caterpillar. The list (see sidebar) has been gradually expanded over the past five years to include an array of six wheel loaders, four skid-steer loaders, five excavators, two rigid trucks, an articulated truck for road transport and a telehandler. The company also operates seven Caterpillar C32 generator sets. On the day of our site visit, the company is testing a new 986H wheel loader, and it also operates a fleet of articulated trucks from another manufacturer.

Rigid trucks are preferred for on-site work. Most of the gradients are 10-12%, so a heavily loaded rigid truck and its three differentials is able to better distribute engine torque. Combined Mining and Shipping prefers articulated tipper lorries

for the road work, because off-loading is rapid and the short 6km trip from the site to Fujairah Port requires a fast turn-around.

Day-to-day maintenance, monitoring and fuelling are handled manually every morning. Wear parts are monitored and replaced as needed, and major issues are communicated to the team in the ground via Caterpillar’s ProductLink system. The system sends fleet managers information about the state of their equipment, and links them directly to their local dealer network.

The company’s fleet manager keeps a manual record of fuel use and engine hours and is able to see from typical use whether fuel consumption has risen, and the reasons for it. His records are thorough, and the system is a tight ship. One person

Day-to-day maintenance, monitoring and fuelling of equipment are handled manually every morning.

is responsible for the fuelling, and he also oversees the delivery of the diesel and makes sure the tanker is completely empty before it leaves the company gates.

While further efficiencies may be found through a more automated system that monitors the amount of time a machine lies idle, the very nature of the 24-hour mining operation means there is very little to be gained.

Improving efficiency remains key.

Downtime through maintenance and repairs cuts productivity and taxes additional equipment. In an industry where, despite increased demand for raw materials, tonnage costs have remained relatively static and under the global average, any cost savings are essential.

Because the aggregate mined on-site is particularly tough, wear on equipment is constantly monitored. While competitors have opted for cheaper equipment, Combined Mining and Shipping has trusted in quality proven to stand the test of time.

Thomas says that while it is tempting to pay

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half-price for a crusher of dubious origins, concerns. The company has an in-house the reality of the economics never really material laboratory where material quality is constantly measured and graded balances.

“Why pay half-price for against BS or ASTM standard.

Both internal and external something that lasts six months? It doesn’t make tests are carried out to much sense when a monitor and maintain good one will last six production process erates years.” quality levels.

The plant op k in c lo c e On the crusher The company relies th d n arou , ts if sh on genuine Caterpillar lines and at the r u o two 12-h r parts for its plant, but quarry, Combined fo rs u with four ho wear items like loader Mining and Shipping . maintenance buckets are simply bought uses an automated dust from the most cost-effective suppression system. The supplier. Again, the robust nature three crushers are fitted with of the raw material, the price it reaches the system, and a massive water tanker is internationally and the rate at which used to spray routes between the crusher buckets wear mean the bottom line needs and the quarry roads. to be monitored.

That includes water sprinklers at the “Every time there is a minor issue, we crusher feed and discharge points, and have someone on-site within five hours. a regular system of road spraying to The back-up service from Caterpillar is very keep the surface damp and kill any good,” Thomas explains. “Often, Caterpillar dust issues. The company has also will call us to tell us about problems they implemented a strong policy for waste may have picked up on and that we may management, energy management, recycling and quarry restoration methods not know about.”

The company strives to maintain its proud to prevent land contamination, protect record of quality, safety and environmental water sources and keep the air quality

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clean while also controlling noise and vibration from the site.

There are two vibration monitoring station on-site, and these are constantly monitored by authorities to ensure Combined Mining and Shipping doesn’t exceed set limits.

The company relies on genuine Caterpillar parts for its plant, but wear items like loader buckets are bought from the most cost-effective supplier.

“Often, Caterpillar will call us to tell us about problems they may have picked up on and that we may not know about”

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Metal detection systeM protects cone by reMoving contaMinants Terex Finlay has revealed the latest addition to its range of tracked mobile cone crushers, the new C-1554 – positioned towards aggregates producers and contractors. It provides large reduction ratios and an excellent cubical shape for

the surface ore mining and aggregate industries. It incorporates the proven Terex MVP450x cone crusher, which can accept an all-in feed and features direct variable speed clutch drive and hydraulic closed side setting (CSS) adjustment.

The MVP450x cone crusher features a patented Rollercone roller-bearing design and hydropneumatic tramp iron relief system, which combine to give operators an efficient and aggressive crushing action, high performance and low cost per tonne.

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More robust axles capable of handling higher Machine weight Volvo CE is introducing the EW145B PRIME wheeled excavator in the Africa and Middle East, following the product’s successful launch in 2009. The excavator will now be available from authorised Volvo CE dealers in the MEA, with the addition of an optional tropical cooling system. This permits the Volvo D6E six-cylinder engine to function in ambient temperatures of up to 47°C, making it well suited to the high temperatures in the region.

In preparation for its MEA launch, the excavator’s undercarriage has also been upgraded. The new axles are more robust and capable of handling higher machine weight and digging forces. Operator comfort in the cab is ensured with sound

levels maintained at a quiet 72dB; a multiadjustable seat and hydraulic dampening mounts soak up shocks and vibration; all-round visibility comes courtesy of a large glazed area; and there is an automatic climate control system with 13 vents.

Moreover, the EW145B PRIME’s hydraulics incorporate flow regeneration and automatic priority systems that enable the machine to perform at its best in all conditions. The advanced hydraulics also reduce fuel consumption when travelling and include a ‘creep’ working mode and cruise control function. A fuel-saving G5 mode is also available for more economical operation when conducting lighter work.

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The improved control system on the Diamec Smart is based on the Rig Control System (RCS) used for all drilling rigs from Atlas Copco’s Mining and Rock excavation business. Over 20 important improvements have been made in both hardware and software compared to the previous control system, making it even more robust and reliable.

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Rise of the Machines Charles Dunk, Civil BiM Manager, Civil anD infrastruCture at aeCOM, Outlines the appliCatiOns fOr autOMatiOn in MODern-Day Civil engineering anD infrastruCture COnstruCtiOn

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utomation suggests a level of decision-making by a machine in the course of doing work. An individual using a roller to compact sub-base is not automation, because while the machine is carrying out physical work, the individual is making decisions about where to operate and how much load to apply. Autonomously working machines need sensory input to compare against a plan or model, make a decision and then perform a task.

In the familiar knowledge triangle, data is at the bottom and wisdom/intelligence at the top. An autonomous machine needs to gather data, process it into compatible information, compare this information to a model or instruction, make a decision, action that decision and go back to step one, gathering data to check itself.

Some examples today of automation in construction are: semiautonomous earthwork machinery, such as graders, dozers and rollers; self-driving dumper trucks; autonomous house-building robots; unmanned aerial vehicles; pre-fab machinery such as CNC machines and lathes; steel pre-fab using robotic welders or riveting; and rapid prototyping with additive or subtractive 3D printers.

These all fit the definition: they have sensors, a model to compare against, a decision-making process and actions they can perform.

There are also examples of innovative machinery that are not

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quite autonomous but provide significant time saving and improved safety: road pavers, including tarmacadam and block paving; mesh-laying machinery; typical compressor-based machinery; and cranes, hauling and mobile lifting equipment.

So why select automation?

• Health and safety Land remediation may require autonomous machinery if contamination is too high to expose people to, even wearing PPE. Demolition and working near unstable slopes may require autonomous working.

Self-driving dumpers can work in mines.

• Improved value Large civil engineering projects need a lot of input from a surveyor to mark out and check ongoing work. Using machine control removes the need for a surveyor, pegs and manual QAQC processes. Bricklaying robots can build houses where labour is expensive or hard to find.

Autonomous machinery can work 24/7 with a reduced labour force.

• Faster delivery Short programmes such as runway construction in a live airport or emergency slope stabilisation may require autonomous vehicles working 24/7, especially when security or safety restrictions prevent large numbers of workers. Pre-fabrication with automation has obvious advantages, including a compressed programme and high repetitive quality production.

• Quality Autonomous machinery repetitively provides a consistent level of quality, especially in pre-fabrication. Machine-

There is usually a large capital expenditure to add automation to heavy plant and machinery, usually greater than can be recouped over one or two projects.

controlled earthwork equipment not only builds but also records everything it does, automatically creating detailed QAQC records without human input.

• Physically impossible otherwise Robot welders can reach places a human cannot. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can fly over sites. Decision-making machines can work in areas inaccessible to people.

Despite these advantages, there are pitfalls. There is usually a large capital expenditure to add automation to heavy plant and machinery, usually greater than can be recouped over one or two projects.

It may take years to recoup the cost, even with the machine fully utilised.

Machines are dumb, but can be programmed to do smart things. If an unplanned event or scenario occurs, the automation may stop, or worse still continue constructing the wrong way.

This requires the erroneous work to be spotted, removed and rebuilt. If an autonomous machine is used for health and safety reasons, but breaks down in an area hazardous to humans, how is it recovered and repaired, especially if it weighs 20 tonnes or more?

Automation requires maintenance, software upgrades and experienced users.

Such users typically command higher wages and must be fully utilised for the overall financial benefit of machine control to be realised. If the design data fed into an autonomous machine is wrong, the machine may not spot it, whereas a human is more likely to.

Options today for automation – vendor offerings: US heavy plant company Caterpillar formed a partnership with Trimble to provide their vehicles with optional automation. This means a selection of their civil engineering plant is pre-installed with wiring and ducts for machine control, without the sensors or computers.

If a client wants machine control, it is easy to install later or at the time of purchase.

Other companies provide fully-automated machines such as UAVs, 3D printers or robotic welders that include all the sensors, decision-making hardware and machinery.

Machine control and automation can be retrofitted to earthwork equipment and vehicles. TopCon and Leica provide machine control sensors, computers and communication equipment for retro-fitting earthwork equipment, pavers and vehicles, as well as other sensors for pre-fabrication.

Sensor vendors such as Trimble provide the connection between office and site machinery via connected autonomous machines and cloud storage. Decisionmaking happens within each autonomous vehicle (there is no overarching AI controlling them all), and design data is fed to each using wireless technology such as Wi-Fi, civilian band radio or a cellular network.

Each machine reports its position over a network to central command. Geofencing prevents machinery straying into unwanted areas. An operator in central command compares each machine’s progress to an overall model and pushes revised information back to the vehicle. All as-built, design, progress and QAQC data is fed back into a single repository, forming a rich repository of information for a client at project completion.

Offering clients added value using BIM and automation: AECOM already incorporates BIM and 3D models into the design process and works with clients to leverage this information. With a single source of truth storing design data and live autonomous equipment data, clients, contractors and stakeholders are empowered to make rapid informed decisions.

Cloud storage, such as ProjectWise or Trimble Connect, provides the important link between a growing design stream and real-time data from autonomous machines.

AECOM Middle East works with clients and contractors on GCC sites to make automation a reality, providing real value, time-saving, quality and safety benefits for everyone involved.

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