CONCORD, MA (February 25, 2009) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to dredge the shipping channel in Portland Harbor to maintain its certified depth of 35 feet.
"Natural shoaling processes have reduced available depths in portions of the channel to approximately 33 feet," Project Manager Jack Karalius, of the Corps’ New England District, said in a statement. "This shoaling may impede deep-draft commercial vessels."
Portland Harbor is the largest commercial port in Maine, and one of the largest in New England. Oil tankers, cargo vessels, tugs and barges, fishing vessels, cruise ships, and recreational boats use the harbor.
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