Fremantle Ports plans to commence maintenance dredging of the Inner Harbour within this week to remove sediments that have accumulated since capital dredging was undertaken in 2010. A total dredge volume of 80,000 cubic metres will be removed over five years, with 60,000 cubic metres of sediments...
Dredging of the Murray Mouth resumed earlier this week the first time since the 2022/23 floods to help protect the health of South Australia’s Lower Lakes and Coorong. While the floods and high midyear flows combined to reduce the need for dredging, recent dry weather means sand has started to...
Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Melbourne in Australia, is scheduled to undergo completion of Phase 3A of its expansion project this December. The AU$235 million (US$155.9 million) project is being carried out in two phases. Phase 3A will increase the terminal’s capacity by 30 per […]
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The City of Mandurah’s dredging program, which is crucial for maintaining safe navigation depths, has made significant progress at the Port Mandurah canal entrance channel, with works now set to move to the Mandurah Ocean Marina entrance. The program is essential to remove built-up sediment from...
Port of Townsville has confirmed that a critical piece of work will commence as part of the port’s $251 million Channel Upgrade project. Local contractor CivilPlus Constructions will carry out a $1.5 million works package to shorten the port’s Eastern Breakwater, making way for channel widening at...
The University of Hawai’i at Manoa has taken delivery of a new multi-purpose catamaran research vessel. The vessel is named Imua after the translation of the phrase “to move forward” in the Hawaiian language. The 68.5- by 25-foot (20.8- by 7.62-metre) vessel utilises a semi-displacement aluminium...
MMA Offshore has been awarded a contract to manage the research vessel Investigator on behalf of government-run research organisation CSIRO. Under the contract, MMA will provide technical services, operational management, and crew management for the Investigator utilising MMA’s in-house systems,...
The Whanganui Port Limited Partnership has awarded a construction contract to Rotorua-based Concrete Structures to complete the Te Puwaha Stage One civil construction wor ..
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NSW Maritime has agreed to provide funds to extend the scope of the planned dredging on Point Road to include further dredging between Point Road and Miles Island. The dr ..
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Beach replenishment works will continue this winter to reduce the effects of coastal erosion on Adelaide beaches, the government of South Australia has confirmed. Strong ..
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