Dredge work on Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor finished in late February
NORFOLK, VA – Construction of the 55-foot deep shipping channel and harbor, a key project in The Port of Virginia’s® $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program, is complete making Virginia home to the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast.
“Completion of this project positions The Port of Virginia as a national leader in US port infrastructure development and will help drive the Virginia economy,” said Sarah J. McCoy, interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “In order to be America’s Most Modern Gateway®, you have to offer modern infrastructure, and with a restriction-free channel that is capable of easily handling the biggest ships in the Atlantic trade, we are.”…