Maintenance Dredging Project of Cargo terminal

Port of Port Angeles plans to pursue an estimated $700,000 berth maintenance dredging project for its cargo terminal, Terminal 3.

The work is planned to dredge about 6,300 cubic yards of material from the berth area, bringing the seafloor to about 45 feet below sea level.

The pier is used by two companies to transport debarked logs from the Olympic Peninsula to markets in China.

Last year, 15 cargo vessels were loaded at the pier and transported 84 million board feet of logs overseas, providing $2.35 million in revenue for dockage, wharfage, and service.

There are two options for what to do with the dredged material, ranging from disposing of the sediment in the water to disposing of it upland.

One option would have dredged material placed on port property. The other upland option, estimated to cost $2.5 million, would have had the sediment disposed of at a landfill in Eastern Washington or Oregon.

It was estimated the project would take about two weeks and that permitting for the project will take about eight months.

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