Controversy deepens over depth needed for Melbourne channel

Dredging Melbourne's shipping channel is becoming controversial because figures of the numbers of fully loaded vessels needing extra depth doesn't tally with projected demands, reports The Melbourne Age.

But when pressed, a corporation spokesman admitted that ships were only "potentially" constrained, meaning they would have trouble docking if they were fully loaded. But experts maintain that ships are rarely full when coming to Melbourne, having mostly discharged at Sydney or Perth en route.
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