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Marine Environmental Engineering Consultants

Specialist expertise across Australia's coastlines, waterways and marine infrastructure projects.

Environmental Engineering ConsultingDredging Environmental ServicesMarine InfrastructureScientific Commercial Diving

AMA delivered outstanding results on our dredging project — their technical expertise and environmental management approach was second to none.

Steve Sammes

Sanctuary Cove Marina Maintenance Dredging, MULPHA

Australasian Marine Associates provides specialist marine environmental engineering consulting services for aiding the inception, execution and delivery of marine infrastructure and dredging projects.

Complimentary services include facilitating permitting and licence conditions at a State and Federal level, as well as project management and engineering procurement and contract management services.

Coupled with advanced marine environmental, coastal processes and bathymetric mapping capabilities, we supply a fully integrated service for projects that interface with marine and coastal environments.

Our Capabilities

Integrated marine environmental and engineering services delivered by specialist teams.

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Environmental Consulting

  • ▸Marine ecology surveys
  • ▸Habitat mapping
  • ▸Impact assessment
  • ▸Environmental approvals
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Dredging Services

  • ▸Capital & maintenance dredging
  • ▸Dredge management plans
  • ▸Sediment sampling & analysis
  • ▸Disposal strategies
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Marine Infrastructure

  • ▸Wharf & barge ramp construction
  • ▸Geotechnical investigations
  • ▸Artificial reef design
  • ▸Underwater inspections
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Commercial Diving

  • ▸ADAS certified divers
  • ▸Diver-assisted dredging
  • ▸Underwater surveys
  • ▸Marine science diving

Beneficial Resource Recycling

Beach Renourishment
Land Reclamation
Sand Supply
Coastal Restoration

AMA works with EcoMarine Solutions to deliver sustainable beneficial reuse of dredged material — turning what was once destined for offshore disposal into a valuable coastal resource.

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Maritime Environmental and Engineering Consultancy Services

AMA Maritime Consulting

AMA Maritime Consulting (AMA MC) is the specialist maritime arm of Australasian Marine Associates, delivering integrated environmental and engineering consultancy services for marine infrastructure and dredging projects across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

  • 20+ years combined director experience
  • Projects across Australia, PNG, Africa & Asia Pacific
  • ADAS certified commercial divers
  • DoE Commonwealth Sea Dumping Panel expertise
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Capability Statements

AMA Maritime Consulting Capability Statement

AMA Maritime Consulting

Maritime Environmental and Engineering Consultancy Services — our full capability statement covering all service areas.

Artificial Reef marine habitat structure

Artificial Reef Capability

AMA has specialist expertise in the design, fabrication and installation of artificial reefs for marine habitat enhancement.

Dredging Services

Dredging Services

From small-scale marina maintenance to large capital works — AMA delivers end-to-end dredging solutions across Australia.

Case Studies

A selection of recent projects demonstrating our breadth of capability.

2022–2024

Yarra River Maintenance Dredging

Parks Victoria

Scope of Works

Hydrographic surveys, diver debris clearance and maintenance dredging of 23,000 m³ across two campaigns (Campaign A and Campaign B) from Herring Island to the Bolte Bridge.

Outcome

Successful removal of accumulated sediment restoring navigable depths for recreational and commercial vessel access along the Yarra River corridor.

2019–2023

Sanctuary Cove Marina Maintenance Dredging

Mulpha Sanctuary Cove

Scope of Works

Benthic infauna surveys, sediment sampling and analysis plan implementation, dredge environmental management plan, environment authority amendment, and maintenance dredging of 40,000 m³.

Outcome

Maintained navigable depths across the marina and harbours, with full environmental compliance and regulatory approvals managed end-to-end by AMA.

Our Alliance Partners & Affiliates

AMA Maritime ConsultingGold Coast Business Excellence Awards