The Manatee County Port Authority has awarded the contract for Port Manatee's Berth 12 dredging project to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
The project, which includes dredging the berth to a depth of 41 feet at mean-low-water and extending it from 1,000 feet to nearly 1,600 feet, is the final piece of Port Manatee's eleven-year, $200 million port expansion project.
Port Manatee's new Berth 12 is expected to accommodate containerised shipping, and is scheduled to be operational by early-2011.
