![]() ![]() The higher cost for maintenance dredging is needed to ensure ships can continue to make their journey all the way to the docks, said Bennett. Total revenue through the end of June was about $51 million, which was running 10 percent higher than the budget and 16 percent higher than the previous year. The flip side of the negative impact from Hurricane Irma on JaxPort's budget is that the port authority is on track to generate millions of dollars more in revenue this fiscal year, mainly as a result of a surge in cargo going to Puerto Rico as that island recovers from hurricanes. So far, we have not hindered our (shipping) operations, but it has come at a cost." "Mother Nature has dealt us a curveball," James Bennett, JaxPort senior director of engineering and construction, told the board. ![]() The JaxPort board on Monday approved expanding this year's budget for such dredging to about $6.2 million, compared to the original expectation of $2.4 million. Irma and other storms forced so much silt into the river that JaxPort will spend millions of dollars more than usual for maintenance dredging at ship berths. Hurricane Irma's costly impact goes as deep as the bottom of the St.
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