VIPA hosts Industry Day, spotlight on Charlotte Amalie dredging

The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) hosted its “Industry Day” yesterday, where it provided details about the upcoming Charlotte Amalie Harbor dredging project.

Held virtually and in person, the brief meeting catered to marine, dredging, and general contractors who might be interested in bidding for the project.

Last month, VIPA announced that they would begin dredging the Charlotte Amalie Harbor to accommodate large-sized cruise ships.

The project will be funded with $17 million from the V.I. Public Finance Authority via legislation submitted by Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and $1.5 million from the Community Facilities Trust Fund.

The project is set to be split into three dredging areas- the main channel, the turning basin, and the berth pocket. The main channel contains “beach quality material,” which will be temporarily transported to the Addelita Cancryn Jr. High School by Sub Base.

Also, the turning basin and berth pocket both contain non-beach material that will be taken and offloaded at the Molasses dock in St. Croix and then transported to a quarry site at the Henry E. Rohlsen airport.