The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is preparing to solicit international bids for the Kingston Harbor dredging project.
It's said that the most important part of this development program is dredging to the depth of 17 meters, the depth that will allow the Kingston port to accommodate the larger container vessels.
Currently, the harbor is about 14 meters deep.
The dredging project will improve Kingston’s competitive advantage and enable the port to serve as a transshipment hub for drought restricted ports of the US East and Gulf Coast.
For more than 20 years, the need to cleanup the harbor has been accepted by the political leadership, but just a few concrete measures have been taken.
That's a good way to go. A whole new economical base will be built alongside this coast.
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