BAM Clough Joint Venture has successfully completed the design and construction of the Product Loading Jetty for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. The jetty forms part of the onshore LNG facilities being developed in Darwin, Australia. The project comprised two separate vessel load-out berths,
ASF Group Limited announced yesterday that their subsidiary ASF Consortium Pty has signed a co-operative development agreement with CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together on a number of international projects, including the Gold Coast Integrated Resort
New Zealand First is taking action to stop any further commercial expansion of Auckland’s port. “With massive opposition in Auckland we have moved quickly with a Bill to freeze the size of the port and push any future growth to other ports,” said New Zealand First Leader and Member for Northland Rt
Construction work on the Hay Point coal terminal expansion project has achieved two major milestones in the last year with the completion of the new 1.9km jetty and additional berth. Apart from the new jetty and berth, Bechtel’s work for BMA, now in the final stages, includes onshore coal materials
Dubbo City Council, in association with Central West Local Land Services, is organizing a meeting on the importance, benefits, tools and resources available to assist organisations to adopt best practice sediment and erosion controls. Dubbo City Council’s Manager of Environmental Control Debbie Arch
Surveys of the known flood siltation areas of the channel at Newcastle started yesterday with the Horseshoe area and the Kooragang Swing Basin complete. Surveys of other areas of the channel will continue throughout this week. The Harbor Master has promulgated the Horseshoe Area at 14,6m. At this po
Crucial works to repair and rebuild a sea wall at Shortland’s Bluff will help prevent coastal erosion caused by storm surges and protect navigational aids at Queenscliff. The $150,000 works managed by the Victorian Government were completed prior to Easter and will help defend the seawall and coasta
Caterpillar has just introduced their new Cat® 323D L Series 2 hydraulic excavator, with an operating weight ranging from 22 000 kg (48,501 lb) to 23 200 kg (51,147 lb). Hydraulic-system refinement adds to the 323D2 L overall efficiency, as well as to its capacity to handle a broad range of Cat work
Shoalhaven City Council has developed a strategy to deal with increased demand from the community for improving navigation and boating safety at a number of estuarine locations within the Local Government area on the NSW South Coast. This strategy was documented in the Shoalhaven City Wide Dredging
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has just published its annual report 2014. The annual report 2014 looks back on an exceptional year, according to CEO Pieter Van Oord: “The year was special because for the first time in our history, our turnove
A sand replenishment project along sections of the Noosa River foreshore is going to start from Monday, April 27th 2015, reported today the Council. Coastal and Foreshores Technical Officer David Shing said that a 30m exclusion zone will be applied to all vessels around the dredging equipment operat
The preparation works are currently underway for a reclamation and seawall construction project at the East of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). With effect from May 1st, 2015 and for a period of approximately 20 months, marine works involving reclamation, seawall construction, diving oper
