<p>The cost of deepening the channel into Adelaide’s outer harbour is at $33m, the same as the Port of Melbourne Corporation’s channel deepening studies to date.</p> <p>South Australia’s infrastructure planning methods were outlined to delegates at the <em>Lloyd’s List DCN</em> Port and Infrastructure conference in Melbourne this week.</p> <p>South Australia’s department of planning and development spokesman Rob Hook said it was the first state to apply for AusLink funding for its major infrastructure projects.</p> <p>"We are pleased to see Victoria getting into the trial work in the harbour, we need them to do it, for the bigger ships to call in here," he said.</p> <table width="228" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" height="312" name="test"> <tr> <td width="228" height="10"> <div align="center"><font size="1"><b>Advertisemen</b>t</font>