Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project
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Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project
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The Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project (CDP) began on 8 February 2008 to deepen the shipping channels leading to Melbourne, Australia. The project was to deepen channels in Port Phillip to 14 metres (46 ft) draught to allow greater access for container ships. An estimated A$969 million was to be spent on the works, with $150 million funded by taxpayers. The dredging works were conducted by Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster for the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC), a statutory body
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Phillip_Channel_Deepening_Project
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2023-07-03T00:47:13Z
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