Hall Contracting has just released the latest project update from the emergency dredging works at Bribie Island, saying that the operations are in full swing. According to the update, Hall crews have been working hard to close the southern breakthroughs and carry out renourishment to help protect th
A land reclamation work for the development of Faafu Nilandhoo Airport is nearing completion, with 90 per cent of operations now finished, the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) said. According to MTCC’s latest project update, 81 per cent of the sand bund wall construction has also be
Eurobodalla Council undertook a one-off round of beach scraping at Surfside last month. The work to repair erosion on the East Beach reserve involved shifting sand from the intertidal zone to rebuild the dune. Council’s coordinator of natural resources Heidi Thomson says the rebuild was done using a
Two more Royal IHC cutter suction dredgers, Beavers 65, have been successfully completed for a client in the APAC region. Delivered from stock, immediately available and freshly loaded and already on their way to their new owner, these iconic Beaver dredgers are set to kick-start vital dredging work
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has secured a second round of Central Government funding to support critical flood protection projects across the region. According to the Council, this co-investment was allocated through the Before the Deluge program, a collaborative initiative by regional
With the township of Ba in Fiji experiencing an average of one major flood every four years, Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways engaged Hall Contracting to remove sediment build-up from the Ba River, improving its ability to discharge excess water during rain and storm events. Hall was tas
The South Australian Government this week commenced beach replenishment works at Henley Beach. The works have been deferred until after the October school holidays to minimise disruption to beach users and businesses. According to the government, up to 15,000 cubic meters of quarry sand will be deli
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Construction, Housing & Infrastructure for the execution of the Sh. Milandhoo shore protection project. The agreement was signed in Milandhoo between the Ministry of Construction and the Minister of State
Huon Valley Council has completed important repair works on Cygnet Coast Road, using an innovative method to protect against coastal erosion and keep the road safe for the community. To stabilize the embankment where erosion was threatening the road, their team installed Kyowa rock bags – large, spe
Boskalis has just released a very interesting photo from Taiwan – the dredging operations for the development of the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project are in full swing. For this project, their water injection dredger (WID) Terra Plana is preparing the seabed by injecting water into the sand dunes off
A team from Apex Envirocare was engaged in dredging and desludging works on an Industrial Process Water pond in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region recently. “Utilizing the remote-controlled Mud Cat 40E electric dredge, we efficiently removed accumulated sediment, enhancing the pond’s capacity and
UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji said that a landmark coastal adaptation project has delivered 8 hectares of newly reclaimed and elevated land on Fogafale – the largest and most populated islet of Funafuti. Funded by the Australian High Commission Tuvalu, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
