BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, a international engineering and risk management consultancy, has been commissioned by Pilbara Iron Company Pty Ltd (part of the Rio Tinto Group) to provide specialist dredging consultancy services. The primary objective of this work is to prepare a Maintenance Dredging Plan (MDP) for Rio Tinto’s iron ore export operations at the ports of Dampier and Cape Lambert on the North-West coast of Western Australia. The MDP will provide a wide-ranging review of all dredging-related activities at the ports of Dampier and Cape Lambert.