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原文传递 Corpus Christi Ship Channel Project Receives Final-Phase Funding

题名：	Corpus Christi Ship Channel Project Receives Final-Phase Funding
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	For Corpus Christi, Texas, the recently passed $1.7 trillion consolidated appropriations bill contained a crucial section that set aside $157.3 million to close out the final phase of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project deepens the 36-mile-long channel to 54 feet and widens it to 530 feet. In addition, the Channel Improvement Project will create an additional 400 feet of barge shelves, which will allow simultaneous two-way traffic for both ships and barge tows. The $157.3 million in federal funding is the largest single-year allocation for the Channel Improvement Project, according to the Port of Corpus Christi. "The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project, over 30 years in the making, will significantly increase the ability of our customers and port stakeholders to move greater volumes safely and efficiently," said Sean Strawbridge, CEO of the port. "Whether supplying critical energy commodities like Texas-produced crude oil or liquefied natural gas to our European allies affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, moving military cargo in support of the American warfighter at home or abroad, or preparing for the next generation of clean energy solutions, the Port of Corpus Christi and its customers play a strategic and humanitarian role in meeting these needs both domestically and globally." The Channel Improvement Project is a four-phase effort, with the first phase complete and Phase 2 and 3 currently under construction. Texas-based Callan Marine and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock are contractors for Phase 2 and 3. With funding secured, the port expects work on the fourth and final phase to begin this year, with the entire project complete in 2024.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	41
页码：	5-6