Whanganui Port is seeking a long-term dredging consent as the next major milestone in Te Pūwaha – the Whanganui Port revitalisation project. According to Whanganui District Council, this long-term consent will eventually replace the priority dredging consent for the port basin, which has a term of t
Pilbara Ports said that they will be undertaking land reclamation work later this year on the Lumsden Point project in the Port of Port Hedland using a cutter suction dredger (CSD). A CSD cuts the seabed material and mixes it with water to create a slurry which is then pumped into the land reclamati
Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has commenced a new dredging campaign in the North Channel and South Channel adjacent to the Gold Coast Seaway. The project will involve the removal of shoals through the North and South Channels, improving navigational access to Gold Coast waterways for recreat
Adelaide beaches will be replenished with additional sand this autumn as part of the ongoing beach management program to combat erosion and provide sandy beaches for community enjoyment. Starting from Monday 18 March, 50,000 cubic meters of quarry sand will be delivered to West Beach, via the Adelai
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu is back in operation after maintenance and repair work. This dredger has the capacity to dredge 11,000 cbm within 24 hours. After rejoining the fleet, Mahaa Jarraafu was mobilized to undertake the R. Ungoofaaru Land Reclamati
The dredging operations at Ocean Reef Marina, in collaboration with the WA Department of Transport, are making great progress. According to the Ocean Reef Marina, the crews are on track to wrap up this phase of work in just a few weeks. Working on the project, the 22m cutter suction dredge “Cooper I
Around 200 kilometers off the coast of Dampier in northwest Australia, Boskalis has safely completed a unique operation. At a record depth of 600 meters, Boskalis’ BOKA Tiamat undertook excavation works at the continental slope: the steep zone where the seabed transitions from the continental shelf
Mxtv has just released the latest video update from the largest land reclamation project in Boskalis’ history – the New Manila International Airport (NMIA). Under this massive development scheme, around 1,700 hectares of land will be developed for the new facilities, located around 20 kilometers nor
There is more access improvements on the way at Port Fairy with dredging happening along the Moyne River, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. Following on from a recent project to upgrade jetties at the Griffiths Street boat ramp, work is underway to create deeper water near the river mouth. “The pr
Earlier this month, hopper dredge Modi R of Rhode Neilsen commenced maintenance dredging of the main shipping channel and outer and inner harbors at the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia. Also taking part in the dredging operations are plough / seabed levelling tug Edi and trawler Amanda Verne K. T
Boskalis published its 2023 financial results today. The company said that they have concluded a historic 2023 with both revenue and earnings reaching a record level. Revenue increased by 20% to EUR 4.28 billion, EBITDA increased 68% to EUR 1 billion and EBIT increased 135% to EUR 701 million. Net p
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd (AIE) $15,000 for allegedly discharging a plume of turbid water the size of a football field from its Port Kembla Gas Terminal into the Port Kembla Outer Harbor last September. The discharge occurred during
