As an aftermath of the recent major floods in Queensland, the port of Brisbane has been silted up with an extra 1.2-million cubic metres of muck. According to FTW’s Australian observer David Denning, director of Sydneybased Poseidon Freight, the flood recovery update included the result of a survey by the port authority, which showed that – instead of the normal 300 000m3 of annual siltation – the port had approximately 1.5m to remove from port limits. This, he added, had reduced the available depth at the port from 14 metres to 13m – and effectively restricted the draught of vessels using the port. The dredging vessel THSD Brisbane is now in port ready to begin the task of returning the channel to the declared 14m depth.
Flood-ravaged Brisbane gets ready to dredge
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