Bega Valley Shire Council has just announced that a project aimed at re-establishing and enhancing the coastal dune systems is well underway across the Shire. Stage 1 – including works at Pambula Beach, Tathra Beach, Beares Beach, Camel Rock Beach and Cuttagee Beach – is now complete. Commenting the
A dredging campaign to keep Port Taranaki’s shipping channels clear for trade will begin today, the Port informs. The biennial maintenance dredging work is expected to be completed over eight weeks. Initial surveying of the area, to determine the dredging locations and likely volume of material to b
Whitsunday Regional Council today released the latest update on their Shute Harbor Restoration Program. The new seawall is completed and the concrete slab foundations for the new terminal building have been laid. Works have begun to install reinforced concrete columns, which will support the walls o
WEDA’s next webinar – Innovations in Dredging – will take place on Friday, February 26, 2021, from 11 AM to noon EST. The Innovations in Dredging Webinar will feature two presentations by Aiden Horan, the Vice President Of Engineering & Innovation, J. Cashman, Inc., and Xiuhan Chen, the Vice Presid
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority is investing $6.3 million in the Seaway and North and South Channels dredging project. According to GCWA, this dredging project will improve safety for small and medium-sized vessels, crossing the Gold Coast Seaway Bar. Removal of shoals in the North Channel and So
MGN Civil Pty Ltd has successfully wrapped up their first project in 2021. The Queensland based company was engaged by North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) to stabilize a failing section of the western revetment area within Mackay Harbor. 20,000t of various classes of rock were used to complete the pr
The Port of Mackay and North Queensland Bulk Ports announced today that works will commence on a new $8.5 million tug berth facility. According to Julieanne Gilbert, Member for Mackay, the tug berth project was the latest, and the largest, in a series of significant investments totalling $17 million
A new promenade making the most of expansive views along the Gold Coast’s spectacular coastline is nearing completion at The Spit. Inspecting final stage works on the Seaway Promenade today, Acting Premier Steven Miles, said that it signals further progress with the delivery of The Spit Master Plan.
Construction works on two breakwaters for the exciting Ocean Reef Marina project are underway, reports the Government of Western Australia. The two-kilometre-long breakwaters, each rising up to 18.5 metres from the ocean floor, will protect boats and users within the marina. The breakwaters will hav
Pilbara Ports Authority has released an important update for the tender for dredging and reclamation works for the Spoilbank Marina project. According to the authority, the Spoilbank Marina – Stage 2 Package 2b – ‘Dredging and Reclamation works’ tender will now close at 4:00pm WST on Wednesday, 17 F
Van Oord has launched the Climate Risk Overview, a global online tool that combines multiple data layers and enables users to identify the world’s most-at-risk coastal areas. The tool is in the public domain and anyone can use it. Van Oord unveiled the new tool during the international Climate Adapt
Despite witnessing a downfall in 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dredging market is gradually recovering, and is projected to exhibit steady growth over the coming years, reports the Fact.MR. For example, the United States passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
