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Bahamas Port Prepares for Giant Ships

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

April 8, 2009

According to a report from the Associated Press, the Bahamas said a Dutch marine engineering company has won the contract to dredge 2 million cubic yards (1.53 million cubic meters) of sand and mud from a Nassau harbor to accommodate the world's largest ships, specifically the Royal Caribbean's "Project Genesis" mega-cruisers, including the Oasis of the Seas, a 5,400-passenger ship due to arrive in December.

(Source: Associated Press)

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