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Dredging work to begin at Weipa

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North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation will begin maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa later this month.

NQBP chief executive officer Nicolas Fertin said the dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane would carry out the work.

“Maintenance dredging works are an integral part of port operations,” Mr Fertin said.

“In the same way we maintain roads and rail lines for freight transport, we need to look after our port infrastructure to keep trade flowing.

“The works are expected to start in late April and take up to four weeks to complete.”

Member for Cook, Cynthia Lui, said the Port of. . .

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Rio Tinto adds the wind beneath RFDS wings

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Rio Tinto has pledged $1.25 million to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland over five years in a new partnership to improve regional health services.

The new partnership will fund construction and maintenance of a new patient transfer facility in Weipa and maintenance of the existing patient transfer facility in Gladstone.

It will also contribute to construction of a world-class Aeromedical Retrieval Simulation Hub in Bundaberg.

The contribution will also support RFDS Queensland’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund to improve remote delivery of primary health care and mental health services across the state.

Rio Tinto Aluminium Pacific Operations. . .

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Weipa dredging program to start next month

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Processing / Manufacturing.

Annual maintenance dredging will kick off at Weipa in Far North Queensland from early May with a COVID-19 control program in place.

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) chief executive officer Nicolas Fertin said the dredge vessel TSHD Brisbane was due to begin work at the Port of Weipa next month.

Dredging will also be completed at Amrun on behalf of Rio Tinto, with the whole program expected to take between four to six weeks.

“In the same way we maintain roads and rail lines for freight transport, we need to look after our port infrastructure to. . .

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