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re: The busiest port in America is no longer on the West Coast
Posted on 12/9/22 at 11:15 am to SlickRickerz
Posted on 12/9/22 at 11:15 am to SlickRickerz
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Have they started dredging the Mississippi to accommodate the new size shipping containers ships?
IDK. What is the requirement? 70 feet?
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Posted on 12/9/22 at 11:44 am to GumboPot
quote:The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project is on track to achieve a 52-foot depth in 2022 — yielding the deepest harbor on the East Coast — up from the current 45-foot depth. The entrance channel is also being deepened to 54 feet, up from 47 feet.
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Have they started dredging the Mississippi to accommodate the new size shipping containers ships?
IDK. What is the requirement? 70 feet?
The 52-foot depth enables mega container ships to call on the Port of Charleston any time, any tide. The Charleston Harbor Deepening Project is crucial to SC Ports remaining globally competitive as record cargo volumes and bigger ships continue to flow through the Port of Charleston.
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 11:45 am
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