The Port of Stockton Receives Grant Funding to Maintain Its Deep Water Channel
In May, the Port of Stockton was awarded a $7.2 million portion of the San Joaquin County’s California Transportation Commission grant funding obtained from a combination of Proposition 1B, federal funding and various state and federal transportation accounts.
The funds will be spent on annual maintenance of the port’s minimum 35-foot mean low tide depth in the Stockton Deep Water Channel as well as performing overdraft dredging to deepen parts to 37 feet.
There is an on-going battle to control silt build up that can reduce the draft allowance.
“The dredging,” said Port of Stockton Deputy Port Director Mark Tollini, “will allow the port to continue to provide accommodations for large ocean-going cargo vessels transiting up the channel from the San Francisco Bay.”
The deeper the draft, the better (financially) for vessels and shippers. There is a current federally funded environmental study underway through the U.S Army Corps of Engineers regarding deepening the draft to 40 feet. The ability to offer 40-foot draft to carriers and shippers would tremendously increase the value of the port.
About the Port of Stockton, California
The Port of Stockton is an international port with 35-foot draft and secure 24/7 access. With more than 2000 acres, and plenty of room to grow, the Port provides multiple services and handles import/export cargo such as containers, steel, wind energy components, ro/ro and heavy lift/project cargo. In addition, the Port offers warehousing, refrigeration, cold storage and distribution centers. The new Short Sea Shipping M-580 Marine Highway offers containers-by-barge service between Stockton, Sacramento and Oakland.
The Port has seven million square feet of U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-approved storage. The Port has excellent access to I-5 and I-580 and is jointly served by the BNSF and UP railroads that can carry cargo to and from the Port from locations throughout their respective networks. The Port is located in Foreign Trade Zone #231. For further information on the Port of Stockton, please visit www.portofstockton.com
The funds will be spent on annual maintenance of the port’s minimum 35-foot mean low tide depth in the Stockton Deep Water Channel as well as performing overdraft dredging to deepen parts to 37 feet.
There is an on-going battle to control silt build up that can reduce the draft allowance.
“The dredging,” said Port of Stockton Deputy Port Director Mark Tollini, “will allow the port to continue to provide accommodations for large ocean-going cargo vessels transiting up the channel from the San Francisco Bay.”
The deeper the draft, the better (financially) for vessels and shippers. There is a current federally funded environmental study underway through the U.S Army Corps of Engineers regarding deepening the draft to 40 feet. The ability to offer 40-foot draft to carriers and shippers would tremendously increase the value of the port.
About the Port of Stockton, California
The Port of Stockton is an international port with 35-foot draft and secure 24/7 access. With more than 2000 acres, and plenty of room to grow, the Port provides multiple services and handles import/export cargo such as containers, steel, wind energy components, ro/ro and heavy lift/project cargo. In addition, the Port offers warehousing, refrigeration, cold storage and distribution centers. The new Short Sea Shipping M-580 Marine Highway offers containers-by-barge service between Stockton, Sacramento and Oakland.
The Port has seven million square feet of U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-approved storage. The Port has excellent access to I-5 and I-580 and is jointly served by the BNSF and UP railroads that can carry cargo to and from the Port from locations throughout their respective networks. The Port is located in Foreign Trade Zone #231. For further information on the Port of Stockton, please visit www.portofstockton.com