An amazing coral reef has settled naturally on the seawalls at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Jun 2013. |
CONSTRUCTION OF JETTIES AT TANAH MERAH STAGING GROUND
from PORT MARINE NOTICE NO. 04 OF 2016 dated 04 Jan 2016
This is a revision of Port Marine Notice No. 115 of 2015 (below). The working period has been extended and the list of craft has been revised.
Date : With effect from 01 Feb 2016 to 01 Aug 2016.
Location : At Tanah Merah Staging Ground, within the working area bounded by the following co-ordinates (see attached chartlet):
24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. The construction of jetties will include reclamation work, installation of concrete blocks, laying of geotextile, sand bedding and leveling works. Safety boats will be deployed in the vicinity to warn other craft about the work. Further enquires relating to the project can be directed to Mr Kim Joong Hyun, Senior Planning Engineer at Tel: 9729-3457 (email: kimjh10@hdec.co.kr).
CONSTRUCTION OF JETTIES AND DEPLOYMENT OF ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER (ADCP) AT TANAH MERAH STAGING GROUND
from PORT MARINE NOTICE NO. 115 OF 2015 dated 23 Sep 2015
Date : With effect from 12 Oct 2015 to 31 Jan 2016.
Location : At Tanah Merah Staging Ground, within the working area bounded by the following co-ordinates (see attached chartlet):
24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. The construction of jetties will include reclamation work, installation of concrete blocks, laying of geotextile, sand bedding and leveling works. The deployment of ADCP will be carried out by divers. A safety boat will be deployed in the vicinity to warn other craft about the work. Further enquires relating to the project can be directed to Mr Kim Joong Hyun, Senior Planning Engineer at Tel: 9729-3457 (email: kimjh10@hdec.co.kr).
SOIL INVESTIGATION WORK OFF CHANGI EAST
from PORT MARINE NOTICE NO. 148 OF 2015 dated 22 Dec 2015
Date : With effect from 23 Dec 2015 to 23 Apr 2016.
Location : Off Changi East, within the working areas at following co-ordinates (see attached chartlet):
24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. Soil investigation work will be carried out by drilling and sampling using jack-up barges. Tug boats will be used to move the jack-up barges. The safety zone is a circular area of 30m radius centred at the borehole. Safety boats will be deployed in the vicinity to warn other craft about the work. Further enquires relating to the project can be directed to Mr Aneesh Kulakkunath, Project Manager at Tel: 8268-8171 (email: aneesh@soilinvestigation.com.sg).
What marine life can be found at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal shores?
A coral reef has settled naturally on the seawalls at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. The reef has a good variety of species and survived the massive 2010 oil spill. More about this reef and other reef life that have settled on artificial structures in Singapore.
A rich reef growing naturally at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, Jun 2013 |
Lush seagrasses with Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on the horizon. May 2013. |
A view of the large seagrass patch in May 2014. |
Otters seen at Tanah Merah, Jun 2013. Photo by Koh Kwan Siong on facebook. |
Wouldn't it be wonderful if coastal construction can be done so as to allow natural regeneration? Here's more about my wacky ideas for a Singapore Great Barrier Reef.