THE Port of Tianjin's 300,000-tonne navigational channel dredging project has been finished, Xinhua reports.

The CNY1.4-billion (US$220.3 million) project began in March last year, which covers a distance of 33.3 kilometres. It was an expansion on the existing 250,000-tonne navigational channel, dredged from 19.5 to 21 metres and extended from 44 to 45.5 kilometres.