Minor dredging needed for Hastings port expansion, study finds

By Adam Carey
Updated November 28 2014 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons
Hastings could host Melbourne's next significant container port. Photo: Gary Sissons

The Napthine government's case for building Melbourne's next big container port at Hastings has been boosted by the discovery that only minor dredging of the sea floor would be required to create access for larger ships.

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