Project record

Melbourne beacon pile replacement programme

Participation
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Participation checked

Owner reports March 2026 practical completion

Participation source

Port of Melbourne reports March 2026 practical completion of 63 monopile beacon replacements. The earlier plans and procurement records show how staged pile installation had to preserve the navigation function at each location.

Melbourne beacon pile replacement programme project diagram: 63 monopile beacons / owner record; 29 first-stage plus 34 second-stage; Practical completion /March 2026.

IMWO original project diagram; source: Port of Melbourne

Location

Australia / Asia Pacific

Segment

Navigation-aid pile renewal

Phase

Completed / Confirmed

Last checked

1 November 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Navigation-aid pile renewal is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Port of Melbourne
Delivery parties
Bhagwan Marine is identified in the owner November 2024 first-stage factsheet.
Contract route
Owner-commissioned staged renewal, with Stage 2 long-lead procurement under way during first-stage delivery in the May 2025 tariff statement.
Execution window
The current owner record dates practical completion toMarch 2026. The July 2025 plan divided the work into 29 first-stage and 34 second-stage piles and carried a longer prospective delivery window.
Works package
Replacement of 63 monopile beacons across the shipping channels and approaches described by the owner. A beacon comprises a pile, top structure and light or daymark components.
Marine interfaces
Each replacement transfers a navigation function while vessel traffic continues. The installation record needs a common position reference and a defined transition between old, temporary and permanent marking.
Commercial evidence boundary
Long-lead Stage 2 procurement overlapped first-stage delivery. Component availability and navigation releases therefore need location-specific sequencing alongside the installation-spread programme.

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Position, light or daymark and asset acceptance records
  • Construction-to-navigation release for each beacon
  • Current Ports Victoria notices for present-day navigation

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Reporting status

Project phase
Completed
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
1 November 2026
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