Project record

Kuala Baram Delta access-channel dredging and training bunds

Project delegation walking along the rock training bund at Kuala Baram Delta during construction

Bukit Saban via Dredging Today; Kuala Baram training-bund inspection in December 2024

Miri Port Authority's Kuala Baram project is deepening a 6 km access channel to -5 m Chart Datum and building north and south training bunds, each about 6 km long. Sarawak Rivers Board reported 69% overall progress at 30 June 2026, three percentage points ahead of schedule. Earlier official records define about 1.26 million m3 of dredging, roughly 650,000 m3 of stone, a temporary material off-loading facility and 12 temporary navigation buoys.

Project signal

Construction in Malaysia

Current status Overall progress reached 69% at 30 June 2026, three percentage points ahead of programme Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Malaysia / Asia Pacific

Segment

Dredging

Status

Overall progress reached 69% at 30 June 2026, three percentage points ahead of programme / Confirmed

Last checked

22 July 2026

Coverage

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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
Miri Port Authority
Delivery parties
Rimbun Prima Sdn Bhd / China Communications Construction Company (M) Sdn Bhd joint venture
Contract route
Sarawak's Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development recorded the RM208.9 million dredging package and the Rimbun Prima and China Communications Construction Company Malaysia joint venture in September 2024. The cited public records do not publish the contract's payment breakdown, final account or separate values for dredging, stone, temporary facilities and navigation aids.
Execution window
The September 2024 official project record gave a 33-month period ending in March 2027. Sarawak later set an accelerated October 2026 target, but the latest 69% progress notice does not state that the contractual completion date changed. Completion, channel opening and final acceptance therefore remain separate future records.
Works package
Dredge a 6 km channel with a 50 m bottom width to -5 m CD and remove about 1.26 million m3 of material. Construct approximately 12 km of sloped rock training bunds using about 650,000 m3 of stone. Provide a temporary material off-loading and loading facility near the north bund, temporary navigation buoys, upgraded aids to navigation, hydrographic control and the traffic-risk measures required for work in the river-mouth approach.
Marine interfaces
The project is one linked access system. Dredging creates the immediate depth, while the two training bunds are intended to control sediment movement and preserve the channel between maintenance campaigns. Stone delivery depends on the temporary material facility because road access is limited. Barges, dredging plant and port traffic share the approach, so Marine Traffic and Risk Analysis controls, buoy positions, work windows and the eventual hydrographic release are part of delivery rather than supporting paperwork.
Commercial evidence boundary
The named joint venture holds the main construction package. Remaining work visible to the market includes measured stone supply, barge and temporary-wharf support, hydrography, navigation aids, environmental and traffic monitoring, maintenance dredging and close-out testing. No cited source confirms a separate supervision award or a post-completion maintenance contract.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Overall progress reached 69%

Sarawak Rivers Board reported the project three percentage points ahead of programme while retaining the -5 m CD channel and two 6 km training bunds as the delivery scope. The update did not publish accepted quantities or a completion certificate.

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Public Works Department recorded 55% physical progress

The project had active dredging, bund and related marine-infrastructure work. The 55% point provides a dated predecessor to the June figure without defining progress by work package.

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Traffic-risk review exposed the temporary marine logistics system

The Rivers Board recorded a 600 m north-bund reach, 12 temporary buoys and a proposed material off-loading facility serving barge logistics where road access is limited.

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Official government record fixed the package and programme baseline

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development named the RM208.9 million package, delivery joint venture and 33-month window ending in March 2027. The record followed the groundbreaking; it did not establish completed work.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Remaining dredging quantity and channel reaches
  • North and south training-bund length and stone reconciliation
  • Temporary material facility operation and eventual removal or handover
  • MTRA compliance reports and live-port traffic controls
  • Navigation-buoy and permanent aid installation
  • Post-dredge bathymetry and -5 m CD acceptance
  • Revised contractual completion date, if formally issued
  • Maintenance-dredging and sedimentation performance after opening

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 22 July 2026 across 7 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 22 July 2026 Cited sources 7

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