Assessing the risks to a coastline posed by hazards such as erosion and inundation is an essential first step for any proactive coastal authority looking to identify the long-term impacts of ongoing coastal processes, increasing pressure from development and amenity access, together with climate change impacts.
Coastal communities and infrastructure have always faced the risk of erosion and storm tide flooding. Still, climate change has raised the stakes, making it more critical than ever before to be prepared for and protect your resources from damage.
We identify, gather, and review critical information to support more innovative planning and investment decision-making concerning coastal hazards and use our state of the art modelling solutions to assess the extent and timing of impacts.
Once the hazard risk is better defined, we help you prepare appropriate responses to coastal hazards and climate change across planning, engineering, financial and operational responses.
Our experience includes:
We have carried out several studies
where we work closely with stakeholders to apply their risk profile and prioritise the required management and adaptation actions throughout the planning timeframe. In addition, we design adaptation measures to establish a site-specific coastal management tool, enabling clients to make informed and timely decisions.
Ultimately, this process allows the
development of risk profiles for the coast
and identification of the potential impacts
of climate change and associated rises in
mean sea level.
Establishing the physical characteristics
of the coastal area through reviewing the
coastal processes and geomorphology is
fundamental to providing a platform of
understanding, and can include the
following potential components of coastal
risk:
Availability and high quality of data,
including nearshore wave climate and
bathymetry are fundamental to the
development of meaningful outputs from
Coastal Hazard and Vulnerability
Assessments.
Our experience in using practical tools and methodologies to manage risk helps you verify and optimise design early on when costs are still manageable.
Designing and analysing mooring systems is an essential part of coastal infrastructure planning. We have extensive experience in this area and evaluating ship-to-ship and ship-to-structure operations.
We are leading climate risk and resilience experts; able to communicate the science and assist you with recognising and effectively managing risk exposure, and by leveraging our brilliant people, we partner with you to implement strategy, in line with regulatory and economic considerations. We offer the complete package.
Assessing the risks to a coastline posed by hazards such as erosion and inundation is an essential first step for any proactive coastal authority looking to identify the long-term impacts of ongoing coastal processes, increasing pressure from development and amenity access, together with climate change impacts.
We provide vital consultant engineering services, including complete project management from conception to completion for marine, port, and coastal projects.
By providing investment and planning support throughout the initial stages of infrastructure development, we help you build future growth on solid foundations.
Flood studies are an essential first step towards understanding and managing flood risk. They illustrate flood behaviour and risk, quantify the impact of changes to hydrologic regimes and riverine channels/floodplains, and inform planning and environmental studies.
Establishing new port channels and basins and managing sediment build-up can present a major obstacle to ports and boat harbours.
Jaret Fattori's article in Port Strategy discusses how ports are adapting to climate change and IFRS S-2 regulations. Emphasising the shift towards sustainability through digital integration, decarbonisation, and innovative fuel alternatives, he explores the significant role of collaboration in advancing port sustainability and innovation.
Our team attended the AOG Energy Conference and WOW event, discussing the future of renewable energy and sharing insights on its progress
Ian McRobbie, our Programme Manager for Ports and Maritime Infrastructure, was interviewed by Port & Harbors to discuss how infrastructure companies are collaborating with ports to enhance port infrastructure and operations.
Brad Saunders, our Senior Principal Engineer & Technical Lead for APAC, Coastal & Maritime Engineering, sets out how for small ports a modern approach to asset valuation is appropriate and holds considerable potential to uncover hidden value.
Because they are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks, maritime infrastructure owners and operators (across ports, harbours, marinas and shipyards) are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks given their proximity to the coast and waterways. As the current and potential future impacts from climate become better understood, many maritime sector organisations are starting to take their first steps toward resilience and adaptation planning.
Ports, marinas, harbours, and shipyards face many challenges regarding the risks associated with climate change and extreme weather.
Typhoons usually result in storm surges. If combined with high tide and poor drainage design, they can lead to flooding of ports, millions of dollars of damaged cargo, and costly legal distractions. Millions of dollars are lost annually due to port disruptions caused by typhoon-induced disasters.
There are many ageing ports and port cities. In most cases, their central infrastructure was developed over the last 30-50 years, particularly for containers. As the design life for these structures is in the same range, they are approaching the theoretical ‘end of life. So, how do we analyse these structures and, where necessary, prolong their useful life?
