Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) is set to commence maintenance dredging in the South Channel of Port Phillip Bay from February 6, 2012, the PoMC news release said.
This is a routine part of port operations to ensure safe navigation and will involve the removal of sediment which has built up over time due to natural wave, tidal and storm events, the port authorities said.
Works will commence with the arrival of the dredging vessel Brisbane which will carry out maintenance dredging of clean sand over a period of around thirty-five days.
During the works, approximately 330,000 cubic metres of clean sand will be dredged from South Channel and placed in the South East Dredged Material Ground located west of Mount Martha. This volume is approximately 2% of the material dredged from the South Channel during the Channel Deepening Project.
All works will be governed by an approved Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Supported by PoMC's hydrographic survey vessel the John Norgate, the Brisbane is approximately 84 metres in length and will be visible from the shore.
This is a routine part of port operations to ensure safe navigation and will involve the removal of sediment which has built up over time due to natural wave, tidal and storm events, the port authorities said.
Works will commence with the arrival of the dredging vessel Brisbane which will carry out maintenance dredging of clean sand over a period of around thirty-five days.
During the works, approximately 330,000 cubic metres of clean sand will be dredged from South Channel and placed in the South East Dredged Material Ground located west of Mount Martha. This volume is approximately 2% of the material dredged from the South Channel during the Channel Deepening Project.
All works will be governed by an approved Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Supported by PoMC's hydrographic survey vessel the John Norgate, the Brisbane is approximately 84 metres in length and will be visible from the shore.