Maintenance dredging works are set to begin at the entrance to the Port Geographe Marina and will proceed until approximately early January 2025. According to the Department of Transport (DoT), Western Australia, dredging will mainly occur Monday to Friday between the hours of 0700 and 1800hrs, with
Sunshine Coast Council (QLD) is undertaking a project to boost sand on Maroochydore beach before summer. The Council will use dredged sand from the Maroochy River to widen and restore the beach to provide protection from future storms. The sand renourishment project has been protecting the Maroochyd
Dredging work at the entrance of the Tweed River is set to begin this month – part of the Tweed Sand Bypassing project. The project’s objectives are to establish and maintain a safe, navigable entrance to the Tweed River, and restore and maintain the coastal sand drift to the beaches on the southern
Mason Contractors Ltd has just released the latest update on their work from the Westhaven seawall project in New Zealand. “With the help of sister company Clearwater Dredging, and our friends at McCallum bros, we’re working with JFC Contractors to supply and place 9000ton of rock armouring on top o
Royal IHC has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese shipyard Nam Trieu for the construction of a 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). This project, commissioned by De Boer – Dutch Dredging, marks the beginning of what is expected to be a long term collaboration in Asia, said Royal IHC.
A milestone $69.2 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a new northern breakwater at Bunbury’s Casuarina Boat Harbor, clearing the way for work to start in August. As the centrepiece of the Transforming Bunbury’s Waterfront (TBW) project, the 460-metre-long breakwater is set to c
The House of Representatives of the Philippines was asked to take action on a resolution calling for an investigation of Manila Bay reclamation projects after nine Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly working illegally in vessels involved in dredging. House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CI
A team of international researchers is investigating the potential for the world’s low-lying coral atoll islands to withstand predicted sea level rises through natural flooding processes. Recently, Deltares experts Robert McCall and Floortje Roelvink joined the international research team for fieldw
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), in cooperation with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), detained a dredging vessel about 14.8 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Tanjung Hantu, near Lumut, earlier this week. Director Maritime Capt., Mohamad Shukri Khotob, said that the Agency found 60 li
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport SA announced this week that maintenance dredging operations will soon begin in the North Haven Marina. According to the Notice to Mariners No 32 of 2024, the dredging works will commence July 2024, in the North Haven Marina and are expected to be compl
Boating enthusiasts throughout Western Australia will benefit from a boost in funding available in the upcoming round of the Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme (RBFS). Applications are sought for round 29 of the RBFS, with up to $2.2 million in funding available for public boating facility impro
Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council are working collaboratively with the NSW Government to assess options for the entrance channel of Lake Illawarra. The project, called the Lake Illawarra Entrance Options Study, is looking at options to manage erosion that has occurred since Lake
