We understand the Fairway is louder than most vessels tied up in the Port, and that it has been heard by several residents in Lyttelton overnight. The Fairway emits quite a distinctive low frequency noise. We apologise for any inconvenience this noise has given residents, and we have spoken with the Captain and Chief Engineer […]
Post Type Archives: Harbour Watch News
The Fairway has arrived!
The Fairway has made the journey to Lyttelton, and arrived in Port around 9am Monday morning. She was an impressive sight emerging from the fog bank just off the heads! The Fairway will be docked in the Port for the next two days as the crew undergoes custom clearances and inductions. She will start dredging […]
The Fairway passes through Torres Strait
The Fairway crew sent some great shots of the Pilot coming aboard to transit through Torres Strait. Looks nice and calm out there!
The Fairway’s route to Lyttelton
Check out the map below, it shows the Fairway’s position a few days ago and estimated route to Lyttelton. She will soon be entering the shallow and narrow Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. One of the more tricky parts of the voyage, but by all accounts very scenic!
Different piling options considered for the cruise berth
When it came to finding the right type of piles, LPC weighed up all of the options. LPC even looked at screw piles which are quieter underwater, but because of the large force cruise ships put on the wharf, screw piles wouldn’t be strong enough. LPC is using driven tubular steel piles because their strength […]
The Fairway sets off for Lyttelton Harbour
It’s not long now until we see one of the world’s largest dredges in Lyttelton Harbour. The Fairway has left dry dock in Singapore – where she was going through biosecurity measures before reaching the shores of New Zealand. The Fairway’s journey will take approximately 16 days, and she’ll be travelling though the Torres Strait […]
Protecting penguins at the Cruise Berth
See if you can spot the penguin in the motion sensing footage above – hint look for a glowing eye in the top left. Lyttelton Harbour is home to a colony of the white-flippered variant of kororā (little penguins –Eudyptula minor), which are the smallest species of penguin in the world. While the little Kororā […]
Who is Boskalis?
With more than 100 years’ experience, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V will deliver stage one of Lyttelton/Whakaraupō Habour’s channel deepening project. The Netherlands-based contractor has grown from a local Dutch dredging company to one of the global market leaders in its field, specialising in dredging. Its services extend to construction, maintenance of ports and waterways, land […]
The Fairway
The Fairway is one of the world’s largest dredges and is part of Boskalis’ fleet of 30 trailing suction hopper dredges. The Fairway will arrive in Lyttelton/Whakaraupō Harbour in a few short weeks to begin stage one of the channel deepening project. This stage of works will see the channel lengthened by 2.5km and will […]