Tauranga, Port Development
Deepening and widening the entrance channel and port of Tauranga
The project contained the deepening and widening of the entrance channel and inner harbour in port of Tauranga.
The 5,300,000 m3 of dredged material were disposed at a designated spoil ground. The works were carried out by Balder R, Brage R and Gungner R, supported by Skinfaxe R and towed barges.
Furthermore, a full multibeam survey setup was mobilized to ensure high quality monitoring of the works.
- Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
- Scope: 5,300,000 m3
- Client: Port of Tauranga Limited
- Year: 2015-2016
The fleet that made it possible
- Balder R
- Brage R
- Gungner R
- Skinfaxe R
- Hopper capacity
- 6,000m3
- Length overall
- 111.3m
- Breadth
- 19.4m
- Draught loaded
- 7.5m
- Draught unloaded
- 5.4m
- Dredging depth
- 62.0m
- Hopper capacity
- 2,150m3
- Length overall
- 89.7m
- Breadth
- 13.6m
- Draught loaded
- 5.7m
- Draught unloaded
- 4.1m
- Dredging depth
- 49.0m
- Bucket size
- 5.4-11.0m3
- Length overall
- 54.8m
- Breadth
- 15.2m
- Draught loaded
- 2.8m
- Towing draught
- 3.6m
- Dredging/Installation depth
- 20.0m
- Length overall
- 27.0m
- Breadth
- 9.1m
- Draught
- 3.2m
- Main engine
- 2×1,230kW
- Speed
- 12.0kn
- Bollard pull
- 38.5t
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