The City of Mandurah and the WA Department of Transport are set to begin annual maintenance dredging of the Mandurah Ocean Entrance. Starting this week, around 150,000 cubic metres of sand will be excavated from the beach at Halls Head and pumped to the beaches immediately north of the entrance chan
Spoilbank Marina has just announced the latest update on its marina development project. “The 760 metre marina basin rock wall is almost complete, thanks to our contractor MGN Civil. With only 50 metres left to go, we’re excited to be nearing the finish line.” Once complete, MGN Civil will continue
Environmental groups urged the Philippines’ Government to cancel all reclamation and dredging activities in Manila Bay, saying that these operations would affect at least 27,000 hectares of the country’s coastal areas. Jon Bonifacio, national coordinator of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environ
While the Adelaide Beach Management Review is underway the 2023 metropolitan beach program continues with approximately 50,000 cubic metres of quarry sand being delivered to West Beach. This is in addition to the 50,000 cubic metres delivered in September 2022 to meet the state government’s commitme
Coast Guard Werribee, VIC, Australia, has just released the latest update on the Werribee South – River Entrance – Maintenance Dredging Program. “Mariners are advised of maintenance dredging operations occurring at the entrance to Werribee River,” according to their official announcement. Works will
Construction’s coming along well at Kirk Point, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The old boat ramp has been demolished and fill has been brought in to expand the footprint of the bigger parking area. Jetty piles are being driven and tested, with the final piles to be driven next week in preparati
Van Oord has taken delivery of the Vox Alexia – its third dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – from Seatrium in Singapore. The delivery of the new dredger, the final unit of a series of three dual-fuel LNG-powered dredgers, follows the first and second dredger newbuilds Vox Ariane and
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is adding another berth to its flagship, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, PPA General Manager Atty. Jay Daniel Santiago and ICTSI executive vice president Christian R. Gonzalez led the groundbre
Moreton Bay’s coastal communities will be better prepared for the impacts of coastal hazards, with Moreton Bay Regional Council today setting the long-term strategy for managing the coastline. Mayor Peter Flannery said that the Living Coast Plan, developed in consultation with the community, will gu
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a China-registered dredger believed to have been scavenging for World-War 2-era (WW2) shipwrecks east of Tanjung Siang. The shipwrecks were identified to be from the remains of Royal Navy ships HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales that san
Over the next few weeks, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Gateway will be very busy in the Port of Melbourne, said Warwick Laing, Harbour Master – Port of Melbourne. The giant dredger will conduct critical maintenance dredging of the port’s channels, swing basins and berth pockets. “I
Damen DOP150 submersible dredge pump is at work at the industrial settling ponds of a power station in Victoria, Australia. According to Damen, this piece of equipment is powered by an amphibious excavator, and will pump the sludge over some 1,000 m to a disposal area. Various industrial settling po
