The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte led the inauguration of the Puerto Princesa Seaport expansion project last week. In a speech delivered in Puerto Princesa City, Duterte said that he is excited to see the outcome of the opening of the improved seaport. “We welcome this infrastructure develop
The South Australian Government has just announced that the development application for the construction of a sand recycling pipeline between Semaphore and West Beach is now available for public viewing. Part of the “Securing the future of our coastline” project, the pipeline will move sand from nor
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced today that the work on their new multi-million tug berth facility at Port of Mackay continues to progress, with pile-driving works almost complete. NQBP Senior Project Engineer, Anoop Pillai said that he was pleased to see the project pass another mi
The Balgal Beach shoreline will receive a renewed lease on life with beach reprofiling of the coastal area beginning this week, Townsville City Council said. The beach reprofiling works are part of Council’s ongoing Shoreline Erosion Management Plan. Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustai
South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water is undertaking sand movement works to replenish the beach at Glenelg North. According to the officials, the sand is being collected from the area just south of the West Beach harbour and moved along the beach to the foreshore south of Burns Stre
The first phase of a mass replenishment, aimed to ensure that large volumes of sand are delivered to West Beach before the end of 2021, is underway. Adelaide’s coastline is one connected system, but some of the beaches are experiencing significant erosion. The sand along Adelaide’s coast naturally m
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update about the N. Landhoo Harbour project. Work on on this very important development program is well underway, with overall 72% project progress so far, said MTCC. The second shipment of rock boulders required for brea
Mid West Ports Authority, Western Australia, has just announced that the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R is back in Geraldton to complete the 2021 maintenance dredging project. The 2021 program involves removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just announced that more dredging work at the Jurong Port’s berth J9 will occur in the following months. The working period has been extended from November 20, 2021, to May 19, 2022, for the dredging operations in the vicinity of Damar Laut Basi
The fact that the world is in a climate crisis is unquestionable and the offshore energy industry is working at full pace for a more sustainable environment. We are regularly introduced to many solutions and innovations which fail to take nature into account. That is not the case with DEME’s latest
Lumsden Point is now officially operational, with the first cargo vessel arriving yesterday. According to Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) Chief Executive Officer, Roger Johnston, it was encouraging to see the utilisation of Lumsden Point by the private sector following the delivery of cargo in support
A presentation about an overview of the general construction works completed on the Ocean Reef Marina and the challenges faced in the delivery will take place on October 27. Development WA’s Ocean Reef Marina is the newest, largest and one of the most challenging coastal projects to be undertaken al
