Option B for Miami Harbor Deepening Project

The two-year project commenced dredging operations in November 2013 and will deepen the port to a depth of 50/52 feet to accommodate the post-Panamax cargo ships that will start to pass through the expanded Panama Canal in 2015. According to Miami-Dade County, the expansion will double the volume of cargo that passes through the port annually and will increase the ports annual economic impact to more than $34 billion.
Option B, which is the final option for the PortMiami contract, calls for the dredging of one million cubic yards of material from Fisher Island Turning Basin to Fishermans Channel which deepens the channel and berthing area from 42 feet to 50 feet.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, February 17, 2014