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In 1960, Emery Zidell established the Zidell Marine
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property in 2017. Zidell Marine launched its final barge on June 16, 2017. Subsequent removal of equipment from the site was expected to take several months. A separate barge-leasing business is to continue operating.
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discontinued its barge manufacturing, the company built 277 barges, varying in length between 150 feet (46 m) and 400 ft (120 m). During the final 15 years of production, most of Zidell's barges were
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The more than $ 20 million cleanup will target 3,000 feet along the river near and under the Ross Island Bridge, capping and removing dangerous contaminants, and re-sloping and replanting the banks.
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