Tauranga Port Dredging To Start In October

Port of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port company, is to commence dredging work in October 2015.

Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has won the tender and been appointed to deepen and widen the shipping channels from 12.9 metres to 14.5 metres depth inside the harbour and 15.8 metres outside the harbour.

Work will be undertaken with a combination of trailer hopper suction dredge and backhoe.

The Port has recently taken possession of two new tug boats and announced the purchase of a further two super post-Panamax gantry cranes.

The dredging is expected to be completed by August 2016.