Port Manatee to begin dredging in January

Port Manatee to begin dredging in January    Port Manatee said Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. would begin dredging Berth 12 in January.
   The port awarded the contract to deepen the berth to 41 feet and extend it from 1,000 feet to nearly 1,600 feet.
   The $14.8 million contract is the final piece of an 11-year, $200 million expansion at the port.
   The port said it expects the new berth to accommodate containerized shipping and to be operational by August 2011. The berth sits adjacent to a 52-acre container terminal.