Dredging and Land Reclamation Īll this is happening all over the world and, while it is led by the big Dutch firms that are the acknowledged masters of dredging and coastal construction, many other companies globally are learning from them and successfully undertaking similar but usually smaller projects. They range from navaid renewal through harbour dredging and construction, pile driving, land reclamation, river enhancement, bridge building, tunnel construction, and even the widening and deepening of the Suez Canal after the recent grounding accident. This week in Baird Maritime we will see a global presentation of some minor and major projects and the vessels and equipment that will participate in them. The sector, seemingly, never stops and the projects it undertakes are invariably massive. Gas pipelines and port development are a constant even in these Covid-19-stricken times. Offshore wind farms are the particular boom development at present but there is much more. ![]() ![]() Further around the Australian coast, I can observe harbour dredging and very large port and terminal development, pipeline construction and protection, as well as tourist and aquaculture facility development.įurther afield, still, in all coastal regions of the world, so much is happening. They are mainly in the form of mooring checking, lifting and repairs and jetty and marina repairs and development. ![]() Living on Sydney’s Pittwater, as I do, I am fortunate to see an almost daily parade of small-scale marine projects.
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