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Army Corps details Cape Cod Canal traffic controls, sensors and petroleum throughput
Summary
The U.S. Army Corps presented Cape Cod Canal operations at the OSAC meeting, describing marine traffic controllers, radar/AIS/camera sensors, patrol boats and the Vessel Movement Reporting System, and noting the canal moves roughly two billion gallons of petroleum annually — a factor in spill‑response planning.
John McPherson, operations manager for the Cape Cod Canal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, briefed OSAC members on canal navigation, traffic control and monitoring systems.
McPherson described the canal as a federal navigation project whose primary purpose is the safe movement of vessels through the waterway. He reviewed dimensions and bridge constraints…
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