Coastguard commander John Annabell says Saturday’s incident is another glaring example of the need to find a quick and permanent solution to returning Mooloolah River mouth to its once-safe condition. Vessels have stopped running aground on the mouth’s sandbar following recent dredging. But Mr Annabell yesterday warned that much of the sand had returned, making [...]
ITOCHU Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.announced that they have approved the pre-commitment funding for the outer harbour facility associated with the Western Australia iron ore operations, which are run as joint ventures with leading mining company, BHP Billiton (Australia & UK). The pre-commitment funding totals US$917 million with the ITOCHU and Mitsui share at [...]
Maintenance dredging is a routine part of Melbourne port operations. It has has been done for over a century but the methods, technology and environmental safeguards have improved significantly to protect Port Phillip Bay’s natural assets. It ‘maintains’ declared depths rather than providing additional depth. Sediment builds up due to natural wave, tidal and storm [...]
BHP Billiton today announced approval of US$917 million (BHP Billiton share US$779 million) in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a 100 million tonne per year outer harbour facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The project, which is expected to be reviewed for full approval in the fourth quarter of calendar year [...]
Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) is set to commence maintenance dredging in the South Channel of Port Phillip Bay from next Monday 6 February. This work is required as a routine part of port operations to ensure safe navigation and will involve the removal of sediment which has built up over time due to natural [...]
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has welcomed promised action from Maritime Safety Queensland to address concerns raised after incidents which occurred on the Mooloolaba Harbour Entrance over the Christmas-New Year period. Ms Simpson convened a meeting with Maritime Safety Queensland and Council to resolve outstanding issues about the longer term maintenance of the Harbour entrance [...]
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has announced statement on the Gladstone fishing industry’s compensation claim: “The Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has always been keen to provide compensation to commercial fishers as required for the loss of access to fishing grounds caused by the Western Basin Dredging Project. GPC’s estimate from fisheries data of the total annual [...]
The Alice Springs Town Council says it will scoop sand from the dry bed of the Todd River to clear water flow blockages. The Northern Territory’s Aboriginal sacred sites authority has granted permission for the operation to remove sand near the town’s Heavitree Gap. Mayor Damien Ryan says grass seeds from the town’s west have [...]
Lake Cathie dredging will be discussed at state government level tomorrow. Dredging at the lake is firmly on the “to do list” under $1.6 million state allocation for dredging across the state. A spokesman for Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams said she had met with Crown Lands, which had been investigating where dredging should take [...]
Shine Lawyers will this morning lodge legal proceedings against the State Government arguing the Gladstone Ports Corporation has failed to comply with conditions set by the State Government, and must now provide financial compensation to the Gladstone fishing industry. In a first for Queensland the proceedings will seek declarations the Queensland Government and Gladstone Ports [...]
