Dredging is now complete along the lower Yarra River to provide better boating access to a pair of publicly-accessible berths, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. “The completion of dredging at Collins Landing and Yarra’s Edge marina by the City of Melbourne is all thanks to a previous round of our
Routine maintenance dredging has started at the Fishing Boat Harbor (FBH), Mid West Ports Authority said. “To ensure the safety of our community Lives Beach will be closed for the duration of the Project due to the close proximity of the dredge to the beach. The beach will reopen mid-November,” the
Mid West Ports Authority has begun routine maintenance dredging of the Fishing Boat Harbor (FBH). Maintenance dredging is common practice in ports around the world and involves returning key navigational areas to original design depths. It plays an essential role in ensuring safe navigation, vessel
DP World is investing $2.5 billion this year to expand its global logistics network, launching major port infrastructure projects across India, Africa, South America and Europe. The port development projects – across four continents – extend DP World’s end-to-end capabilities, significantly expandin
The 40m hopper dredger M.V. April, operated by McKay Maritime, arrived to The Yard Brisbane (TYB) for her annual maintenance in July 2025. According to TYB, the work is done and the dredger is now ready for relaunch. “Weighing in at 550T, she is every bit the heavy duty piece of hardware. It’s her f
Kingston District Council (SA) has received the marine engineers report of the Sand & Dredge Management Plan for the Cape Jaffa Anchorage Marina. The report recommends removal/relocation of approximately 850,000m3 across an 8-10 year window, to effectively develop a significant sand trap and return
With one of Tuvalu’s remote outer islands, Niutao, lacking much-needed docking facilities, Hall Contracting has been busy constructing a new access channel, navigational aids, a boat ramp, a wharf and a passenger terminal building. “The people of Niutao rely heavily on maritime transport for receivi
Dutch Dredging signed two major contracts in Wellington today. One concerns the extension and expansion of dredging maintenance for a consortium of New Zealand ports. The other oversees a channel deepening in the Port of Tauranga. The maintenance contract for the ports is an extension of the 10-year
The local government of La Trinidad has ordered the urgent dredging and cleaning of creeks and drainage canals to address worsening flooding incidents that have been disrupting the town’s residents and economy. “I have ordered the urgent conduct dredging and cleaning of the Bolo Creek and the draina
Over the winter months, the City of Stirling has been busy along the coast repairing and upgrading accessways and undertaking coastal protection works. Retaining at Hamersley Beach was improved with the innovative use of kyowa rock-bags. Also, the retaining works around the Trigg Island (north) zig-
After a challenging but worthwhile week working in Whanganui, Westport Harbor’s dredger Kawatiri is due to return to Westport today. The Kawatiri left Westport for Whanganui on August 14 and arrived in port on August 15, working to a tight timeframe around the approaching whitebait season. The crew
A judicial review of Port of Tauranga’s fast track application for the Stella Passage development has been upheld. The High Court has determined that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) should not have accepted the Port’s application as the project was not as described in schedule 2 of the
