[Australia, Weipa, QLD] Port of Weipa Maintenance Dredging Project

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Dredging Today: Port of Weipa Dredging Project Underway

NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has just announced that the Port of Weipa maintenance dredging project is officially underway.

NQBP added that dredging will also be completed at Amrun on behalf of Rio Tinto.

According to the announcement, the dredging work will be underway until 17 July.

Dredge vessels TSHD Brisbane and Oranje will work within the Port of Weipa and Amrun over the next two weeks to complete the project, reported NQBP.

NQBP manages the annual maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa – a program that has run for more than 30 years.

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Dredging Today: Weipa Dredging Enters Final Stage

The Queensland’s Port of Weipa maintenance dredging work has entered the final stage, with 2 million cubic meters of material removed so far, Alan Leslie, Project Manager at North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP), said in his latest announcement.

NQBP manages the annual maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa – a program that has run for more than 30 years.

This year’s maintenance dredging operations are more extensive than previous years due to several significant weather events.

As a result, this year’s dredging program will be longer in duration and will use two dredging vessels – trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) Brisbane and Oranje, NQBP said.

It is expected that this dredging scheme will be completed no later than July 17.