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US Army Corps gives green light to Virginia harbour dredging
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THE Port of Virginia's plan to deepen the Norfolk harbour to 55 feet and widen the shipping channel to 1,300 feet has gained the approval of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The works will make way for two-ship traffic.
"When one of the big vessels passes through the harbour today there is a temporary closure of the channel to all other commercial ship traffic," said Virginia Port Authority CEO John Reinhart.
"Widening the channel allows for two-way traffic, increases the pace of commerce, and makes way for the expeditious movement of Navy vessels in a time of need," he said, reported American Shipper.
The harbour deepening project has already been granted US$20 million in state funding to enable preliminary engineering and design work to start immediately.
"The long-term economic benefits of this project include job creation, economic investment and the efficient flow of goods to Virginians, to multiple markets in the mid-Atlantic and into the nation's heartland," Mr Reinhart said.
"When one of the big vessels passes through the harbour today there is a temporary closure of the channel to all other commercial ship traffic," said Virginia Port Authority CEO John Reinhart.
"Widening the channel allows for two-way traffic, increases the pace of commerce, and makes way for the expeditious movement of Navy vessels in a time of need," he said, reported American Shipper.
The harbour deepening project has already been granted US$20 million in state funding to enable preliminary engineering and design work to start immediately.
"The long-term economic benefits of this project include job creation, economic investment and the efficient flow of goods to Virginians, to multiple markets in the mid-Atlantic and into the nation's heartland," Mr Reinhart said.