Project record

Weipa 2026 maintenance dredging campaign

Participation
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Participation checked

NQBP reported campaign completion on 1 September 2026: 63 days and about 1.16 million m³ removed

Participation source

NQBP's 1 September completion account records approximately 1.16 million m³ of natural sediment removed during a 63-day Weipa campaign. TSHD Brisbane and support vessels departed after placement at the Albatross Bay dredged material placement area. NQBP links the larger campaign to severe wet-season weather.

Weipa dredging planning inputs: wet-season survey, channel and berth removal, Albatross Bay placement trips, next port allocation and vessel refit

IMWO original Weipa shared-vessel planning diagram based on NQBP and Queensland programme records

Location

Australia / Asia Pacific

Segment

Dredging

Phase

Completed / Confirmed

Last checked

28 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Dredging 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
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
Delivery parties
TSHD Brisbane operated by Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd, as identified in the Queensland state-wide schedule; support contractors are not itemised in the completion account
Contract route
The completed maintenance campaign was delivered with Brisbane and support vessels. The public owner accounts identify the programme and outcome; they give no procurement reference or accepted contract price.
Execution window
The 1 June 2026 owner announcement expected about eight weeks from mid-June to early August. The 1 September completion account reports 63 campaign days and departure of the dredge and support vessels.
Works package
Maintenance removal of accumulated natural sediment from Port of Weipa navigation infrastructure, with approximately 1.16 million m³ reported placed at the Albatross Bay DMPA. NQBP also reports maintenance at Amrun for Rio Tinto without a separate quantity in this account.
Marine interfaces
Channel and berth siltation, hopper-dredger movements and placement trips interact with commercial shipping. The shared Brisbane programme links northern-port allocations to environmental windows, provisioning and refit requirements elsewhere in Queensland.
Commercial evidence boundary
Weather-driven sediment changes can enlarge the vessel allocation required at one port. The state-wide schedule identifies northern monsoon conditions, urgency, volume, permits and maintenance as joint planning inputs. For the next campaign, estimate transport cycles and plant availability from current survey quantities; the reported 63 days are the campaign duration, with productive hours and actual cost unreported.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Completed campaign

Weipa maintenance removal and Albatross Bay placement

Named party
NQBP; TSHD Brisbane and support vessels
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
NQBP reports completion after 63 days and approximately 1.16 million m³ removed and placed, in its 1 September 2026 account. Source
Fleet planning

Shared Queensland dredger allocation

Named party
Queensland ports; Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The 2026 state-wide schedule identifies Brisbane's multi-port programme, northern wet-season influences and tentative October refit. Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Post-campaign survey and restored channel and berth depths
  • Next wet-season sediment distribution and material characterisation
  • Confirmed dredger allocation, refit dates and permit-specific controls

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Reporting status

Project phase
Completed
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
28 October 2026
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