Seabed Levelling concludes at the Port of Burnie

To support the ongoing safe movement of vessels, TasPorts regularly undertakes seabed levelling and dredging activities to maintain declared depths and safe navigation within its port limits. As part of its seabed levelling campaigns, no material is removed from the port, however is swept and relocated from high points to low points to increase port depths.

Earlier this month, TasPorts completed an 18-day seabed levelling campaign at the Port of Burnie. The campaign saw positive increases in depths across the berth pockets at Berths 5, 6 and 7. The depths at Berth 5 and 6 increased from 9.5 metres to 10.5 metres and was complemented by an increase at Berth 7 to 11.4 metres.

This successful result has exceeding current customer requirements for the port and will ensure berth serviceability whilst TasPorts plans future medium and long-term dredge works for Burnie.

The seabed levelling campaign was undertaken in alignment with TasPorts Environmental Standard – Seabed Levelling, which supports the organisation in its commitment to complete their works with consideration of the impacts on both the community and the environment.

TasPorts is now undertaking a larger 40-day seabed levelling campaign within the port operational waters within the Port of Devonport.