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Channel projects move ahead in the USA

2020-09-18T09:30:00

Weeks Marine’s cutterhead dredge Captain Frank started dredging on September 11. Photo Credit Big River Coalition, sept 2020

Two landmark channel improvement projects in the USA have progressed in recent weeks, with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kickstarting the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel and awarding a USD15.4 million contract for the first phase of the Freeport harbour channel improvement project.

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