Baird was engaged by BHP to undertake an assessment of the increasing frequency of mooring line failures at BHP’s Port Hedland terminals. This study included analysis of incident root causes, investigation of force and Moored Ship Response (MSR) for selected incidents, and identification and prioritizing of controls and systems to reduce the frequency of mooring failures.

Baird developed and implemented a very large scale shore protection project, from concept through to completion, of final design documents and periodic construction service input. The project now successfully protects 4.5 miles of coast from erosion.