Shore Crossings & Seawater Intakes
Trenchless infrastructure connecting land and sea.
Cape Dunstans delivers shore crossings and seawater intakes for projects where utilities and infrastructure need to pass between land and marine environments. Using horizontal directional drilling, we drill from land beneath the shoreline and into the subsea, reducing surface disruption and limiting impact in sensitive coastal and marine environments.
Why it matters
Shore crossings and seawater intakes can help clients:
- connect offshore infrastructure to land-based networks
- reduce disruption to shorelines and coastal environments
- install utilities where open-cut methods are not practical
- support offshore gas, energy and communications infrastructure
- deliver seawater intake systems for utilities and research facilities
- manage complex environmental and regulatory interfaces
Specialist capability
Cape Dunstans brings together HDD expertise, in-house engineering, specialist equipment and controlled delivery to manage technically complex coastal and subsea installations. This capability is suited to projects requiring careful planning, environmental sensitivity and precise underground construction from land to sea.
Proven delivery
Cape Dunstans delivered the Heron Island seawater intake project for the University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station, within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The project involved directional drilling beneath a highly sensitive coral reef environment and the delivery of new seawater intake infrastructure to support the research station’s operations.
Need a controlled trenchless solution for a coastal or marine environment? Talk to Cape Dunstans about shore crossings and seawater intakes.