A permanent dredging solution for Swansea Channel is a step closer, with Lake Macquarie City Council set to spearhead the design, supply and delivery of a new dredge vessel and associated equipment. Last Monday, Councilors voted for Council’s upcoming quarterly Operational Plan review to include a p
DEME said that they delivered a strong performance for the first half of 2024, adding that their Dredging & Infra segment reported a turnover of almost one billion euro, 39% higher than a year ago. In Europe, Dredging & Infra continued working on maintenance contracts in Belgium and Germany, securin
Hall Contracting is ready to kick off dredging operations at the Darwin Ship Lift Approaches. According to the Northern Territory Government, dredging is required to deepen the harbor for vessels to safely manoeuvre around and access the ship lift and wet berths as part of the new facility. The cutt
Important beach works are taking place at Brighton Le Sands and Ramsgate Beach, Bayside Council said. The work involves the transportation of sand from Kyeemagh to Brighton Le Sands and Dolls Point to Ramsgate and will require the closure of small areas of beach, which will be gated to ensure the sa
DEME said today that they delivered a strong performance for the first half of 2024. “Turnover grew 30% to more than 1.9 billion euro and profitability grew compared to the first half of last year, reflecting continued effective project execution across all contracting segments,” the company said. “
Northern Territory (NT) Infrastructure has announced the start of dredging operations in Mandorah, West side of Darwin Harbor. Dredging is required to deepen the harbor for vessels to safely access the new facilities across the harbor’s tidal range. According to the NT Infrastructure, Heron Construc
Beach nourishment and reprofiling works wrapped up more than two months ahead of schedule at Noosa Dog Beach in 2024, helping to reduce coastal erosion in the popular recreational area. Hall Contracting dredged approximately 85,000m3 of sand at the popular recreational area, renourishing the beach a
Wollongong City Council said that fieldwork for a Coastal Hazards Study is now underway. Specialist consultants have been engaged to identify coastal issues or ‘hazards’ – including cliff and slope instability, estuary and foreshore erosion, creek entrance instability, tidal and coastal inundation,
Boating at Kalbarri is safer following the completion of biennial maintenance dredging campaign to widen the channel and restore safe navigational depths at the mouth of Murchison River. An added bonus of the work was the deepening of water around a jetty used for swimming and recreation, approved b
The Government of South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water is getting ready to move sand from Glenelg to Kingston Park beaches. This is required to reverse the natural transport of sand along the beach system in a northward direction, accumulating in the Glenelg area. Before moving the
Important works are taking place on Crown Land along Lady Robinson Beach in Sydney, with one project affecting Kyeemagh and Brighton Le Sands and a second concurrent project affecting Ramsgate and Dolls Point. Storm events and tidal inundation is causing significant erosion of the area, which would
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) is set to undertake maintenance dredging at the Port of Hay Point, including Half Tide Tug Harbor, from this week. The works, to be undertaken with TSHD Brisbane, are estimated to take up to 28 days, from late August until mid-September 2024. NQBP Chief
