Boston Harbor Dredging Project

The $350 million state and federally funded dredging project recently kicked off. Many dignitaries involved in this project included Gov. Charlie Baker, local government officials, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the International Longshoremen’s Association, the Massachusetts Port Authority.

This project will deepen the outer harbor, the main shipping channel and reserved channel, and dredge the inner harbor. The outer harbor channel will be deepened from 40 to 51 feet, the main shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet, and the reserved channel from 40 to 47 feet.

Conley Container Terminal, on the reserved channel, will be able to accommodate 12,000 20-foot-equivalent-unit cargo ships. Deepening Boston Harbor and supporting infrastructure investments at Conley Container Terminal is crucial to Massachusetts and New England’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The news is collated by Globaldredge.com – Dredging Pipeline Supplier.