Posted on June 16, 2025
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has advised that dredging works have begun at the Benoi yard of local shipbuilder Seatrium and will last until the end of this month.
The MPA said the works will be performed 24 hours daily including on Sundays and public holidays.
A clamshell dredger has been deployed to the waters at the Benoi yard. The seabed will be dredged and the spoils will be loaded into flat top barges deployed alongside the dredger.
The dredging work will be carried out to the specified depth within the working area by a clamshell grab dredger equipped with a positioning system and secured in place by four-point anchor moorings
The MPA said that the dredger’s anchors will be marked by buoys with flashing lights and that steel tugs will be deployed to shift the barges in and out of the working area. A safety boat will attend at all times to warn and re-direct craft in the vicinity to keep clear of the working area.
