Transport and Main Roads Queensland ‘s dredging of Cabbage Tree Creek is nearing completion, with the project two thirds complete. According to Stirling Hinchliffe MP, this is a project which will see approximately 45,000 square metres of sediment removed and deposited at the approved off-shore Mud
As part of the 2022-23 State Budget, the Western Australia Government will allocate $78 million towards the Lumsden Point development to grow capacity at the Port of Port Hedland – diversifying trade, driving investment and creating local jobs. Government officials believe that this investment will
The Malaysian Government has granted Integrated Marine Works Sdn Bhd (IMW) a 15-year concession to carry out dredging and reclamation works at federal ports. IMW signed the concession agreement with the government through the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Commission/Port Authorities on May 30
Pacific Marine Group has been engaged by Hall Contracting to undertake piling works as part of the Temporary Unloading Facility construction package which is part of the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade Project. According to PMG, the works being completed under stringent permit conditions that inc
The Department of Infrastructure and Transport South Australia has just announced that night dredging works at Cape Jervis will commence this Wednesday, 1 June, to maintain ongoing safety and access to the harbour. The works will be undertaken each night between 10pm and 5am for approximately one we
Dredging works are continuing at Port MacDonnell in South Australia to improve safety and access to the harbour, boat ramp and mooring ground. The project, which commenced in late March, is removing a significant accumulation of sandy materials at the harbour entrance and mooring grounds as well as
Maritime Safety Queensland recently contracted a local Sunshine Coast contractor, Hall Contracting, to clear a dangerous sandbar at the entrance to Mooloolaba Harbour. According to Maritime Safety Queensland general manager Kell Dillon, Hall Contracting has been tasked to dredge the entrance in Febr
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) is preparing to start the dredging operations for the construction of Alifushi Airport. The government awarded the dredging works for the airport development project to MTCC in September last year. The value of the contract is MVR 452 million ($29.3
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has wrapped up the harbor basin dredging operations for the Kumundhoo Harbor Channel Project. MTCC said that after harbor basin dredging, the channel dredging operations are ongoing currently, with 75 percent of the work now completed. Also, MTCC hel
River deltas are drowning in the face of rapidly rising sea-levels. To keep up with sea-level rise, delta land needs to be raised with sand and mud from rivers. But sand and mud supply from rivers is decreasing globally, and doesn’t make it to deltas anymore which causes flooding and land loss. Utre
Molongle Creek Boat Club, QLD, has released a photo update of the dredging work in the all-tide access channel. As reported, the dredge is slowly working it’s way out towards the sea end of the new channel. It is expected that dredging will be done in a few weeks time. “The depth of the channel [&he
Construction is underway on the second and final stage of the Point Richards boat ramp upgrade, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The priority project has been funded through the Victorian Government’s $47.2 million investment into recreational boating and involves the construction of a rock groyn
