1.   Securing an ocean liner will depend in part on the viability of dredging the harbor to accommodate such a vessel.

2.   So oil-drenched is the shipping channel that Massport will entomb the sediments far under the seabed when they dredge the harbor.

3.   The cuts may affect projects popular on Capitol Hill to dredge harbors, protect the environment and build sewage treatment plants.

4.   Failure to dredge the harbor will result in cargo ships being diverted to other ports, costing the New York area jobs, Crane said.

5.   Some Maori object to plans to dredge the harbor and marina channels, saying the muck will harm their fishing grounds.