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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Georgia Ports Authority has joined a South Carolina state agency in agreeing to a settlement that would end pending lawsuits over the proposed $652 million deepening of the waterway to the Port of Savannah.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Court-ordered mediation in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel resumes this week.

Friday, September 28, 2012  Both sides in a lawsuit over dredging the Savannah River are set to sit down next week and try to resolve their issues.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Another South Carolina agency wants to enter the federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million dredging of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  A federal judge says that both the Georgia Ports Authority and a South Carolina agency overseeing activities in the Savannah River may take part in a $650 million lawsuit challenging the deepening of the river shipping channel.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  The Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to block South Carolina's Savannah River Maritime Commission from entering a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  The Georgia Ports Authority wants to enter a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel. The authority also wants to block the Savannah River Maritime Commission, a South Carolina state agency, from being involved in the case.