Galveston dredging complete - now all await neo-panamaxers to call

THE Port of Houston Authority has announced the dredging of the Galveston Bay entrance channel has been completed and Houston pilots have not lifted the draft restriction to accept vessels with a 45-feet draft.

The completion of the dredging project will enable the facility to handle the influx of post-Panamax ships following the opening of a wider Panama Canal in 2015, reports GAC's port news