Walkers Piling launches Lanka's first sea piling project

Walkers Piling (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers PLC has launched work on Sri Lanka's first sea piling project at the Mutwal Harbour, a company spokesperson said.

The piling work is being carried out to enable the installation of a state-of-the-art shiplift and transfer system at the Mutwal Harbour. The work will be carried via a purpose-built barge that allows piling work to be carried out at offshore locations. Once completed the shiplift and transfer system will allow vessels to be transported from the water to the pier to carry out required repairs. The work for this project includes the installation and testing of 124 bored cast in-situ piles of which 68 piles are offshore.

As the first local company engaged in offshore bored piling, Walkers Piling drew on knowledge and expertise within the organization to analyze and formulate new procedures to carry out the required work.

"The traditional boring process had to be modified to account for unstable boulders found on the seabed," General Manager of Walkers Piling (Pvt) Ltd Douglas Wegiriya said.