The Morrison Government has detailed $30 million in on the ground projects to prevent more than 36,699 tonnes of fine sediment runoff and 175 tonnes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen from entering Australia’s World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef each year. Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley,
The Western Australia Department of Transport (DoT) is working with the Shire of Esperance to widen Castletown Beach with a special trial that will see dredged sand pumped from Bandy Creek. Dredged sand from the entrance channel at the Bandy Creek Boat Harbour will be pumped 3.6 kilometres through t
Quinns Beach is better placed to handle storm events this winter, following the completion of a groyne upgrade to help prevent erosion and damage to roads and community infrastructure. The upgraded groyne will assist in retaining the recently replenished sand on Quinns Beach – a separate project fun
The City of Fremantle, WA, is preparing to put an initial 30,000 cubic metres of sand along Port Beach in the first stage of a major project to protect the beach from coastal erosion. The sand is scheduled to be deposited on the beach in August to avoid the seagrass growing season. With winter appro
An expert consenting panel has granted fast-track approval for the redevelopment of the Waitohi Picton ferry precinct and surrounding infrastructure, to allow for larger ships to berth, informs the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority. The project involves construction of new terminal buil
Following the success of the sand nourishment campaign at Wyomi Beach in 2020, Kingston District Council has again been successful in receiving grant funding to continue implementing strategies which will minimise erosion risk for the upcoming winter season. Council considered the funding allocation
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Coastwide Civil Pty Limited $15,000 for an alleged water pollution incident which occurred while conducting dredging work at Shell Cove Boat Harbour. Coastwide Civil was permitted to dredge the harbour for development of a marina. A cut was ma
The Government of Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT) is about to begin work to restore safe navigation depths where the mouths of the Murray and Serpentine river meet in the Peel Inlet. DoT Maritime Executive Director, Steve Jenkins, said that the maintenance dredging, last completed
Port of Port Hedland’s Berth 3 is getting a major upgrade as part of the State Government’s WA Recovery Plan, with works starting to remediate the rock wall and to refurbish the wharf piles. The $11.4 million contract has been awarded to WA company Total AMS Pty Ltd (TAMS), with the works forming pa
The rebuild of the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal is on track and expected to be completed by mid September 2021, weather permitting, Whitsunday Regional Council informs. The new seawall has been constructed, with the level of the entire facility and carpark raised by an extra metre for greater resil
Maritime Constructions’ Jordan Graham and crew – with the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Marcon – arrived on the spot yesterday to clear up the Kangaroo Island ferry terminal area. Working for the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), they will remove approximately 10,000m3 of material to
It’s week one for this year’s dredging activities at Weipa, North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) reports. NQBP Corporation Engineer, Daniel Harris, is on the job as the TSHD Brisbane continues its dredging works at the port. “What I enjoy most about being on this project is working with the project co
