Albany Port Expansion
Location: Albany, Western Australia
Dredge: Everglade 14" & Warraber 12"
Date: September 2000 - February 2002
Client: McConnell Dowell Constructors
'Warraber' & 'Everglade' dredging.
An upgrade of the existing facilities at the Port of Albany to
incorporate 2 new berths (5 & 6) involved the dredging of
approximately 400,000m3 for the new berths and swing basin required
to accommodate larger vessels for the loading of woodchips.
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Aerial View.
This contract was especially challenging due to the changing weather
conditions, existence of old jetties, scrap steel, wire rope and
discarded ammunition which caused obstructions and downtime throughout
the works.
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