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Lerwick Harbour dredging progressing well

01 Jun 2008

Westminster Dredging's trailing suction hopper dredger Waterway is carrying out the first phase of a £12m project to deepen and widen access to the Shetland's Lerwick Port and reclaim land for new development opportunities.
Westminster Dredging's trailing suction hopper 'Waterway' is seen pumping material for reclamation to shore at North Greenhead last month.
Westminster Dredging's trailing suction hopper 'Waterway' is seen pumping material for reclamation to shore at North Greenhead last month.

The Waterway was bringing winnings to a floating pipeline at North Greenhead last month and pumping the material ashore to the reclamation site. The workboat Forth Sentinel provides support, such as connecting the floating pipeline and moving navigation buoys.

The backhoe dredger Manu Pekka arrived ahead of schedule last month and soon started to remove rock, including rock pre-blasted by a drill and blast barge which will also operate this summer. Some 490,000 cubic metres of good quality materials will be removed by Westminster Dredging as part of the port’s largest capital project yet, which will bring significant benefits for the fishing and oil industries, as well as other port users.

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Westminster Dredging's trailing suction hopper 'Waterway' is seen pumping material for reclamation to shore at North Greenhead last month.

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