Florida’s Flagler County to benefit from US$27 million coastal protection works

Weeks Marine's trailing suction hopper dredger R.B. Weeks

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a US$27 million contract to Weeks Marine (WMI) of Cranford, New Jersey, for initial construction of the Flagler County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. The USACE will provide 65 per cent of the total...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/dredging-and-land-reclamation/floridas-flagler-county-to-benefit-from-us27-million-coastal-protection-works/

Weeks Marine wins $62 million USACE contract

Dredging contractor Weeks Marine Inc. has been awarded a $62,055,622 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor deepening and widening.

Work will be performed in Irvington, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $62,055,622 were obligated at the time of the award.

Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, is the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/dredging/weeks-marine-wins-62-million-usace-contract/

VESSEL REVIEW | R. B. Weeks – Second large hopper dredger for New Jersey marine contractor

Cranford, New Jersey-based marine projects company Weeks Marine (WMI) recently took delivery of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) built by the Eastern Shipbuil ..

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Contract awarded for beach nourishment along Delaware coast

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District has awarded a US$23.8 million contract to Weeks Marine of Cranford, New Jersey to conduct periodic nou ..

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Port Houston invests $450 million to expand Houston Ship Channel

Houston Ship Channel expasion plan

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met Friday in a special session and awarded two of the largest contracts in its history. The commission approved the staff’s recommendation to award Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime Corporation contracts totaling $430 million to complete the remaining Galveston Bay segments of the Houston Ship Channel expansion project.

“It’s an exciting day for Port Houston and the entire region and the millions of people who rely on the Houston Ship Channel...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-houston-invests-450-million-to-expand-houston-ship-channel/

Eastern launches Weeks Marine trailing suction hopper dredge

Launch ceremony for trailing suction hopper dredge 0tshd)

Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. yesterday launched the trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) in a ceremony at its Allanton, Fla., shipyard.

With a hopper capacity of 8,550 cubic yards, the 356-foot long vessel is the second trailing suction hopper dredge the shipbuilder has constructed for Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine, Inc. It is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, a co-founder of Weeks Marine who is married to Magdalen Weeks, the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/dredging/eastern-launches-weeks-marine-trailing-suction-hopper-dredge/

New dredge underway at Eastern Shipbuilding for Weeks Marine

Eastern Shipbuilding Group is busy with the construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258). The dredge is a sister ship to the Magdalen (ESG 256), delivered to Weeks Marine Inc. in 2017

The 356- by 79-foot, 6-inch by 27-foot, 3-inch dredge R.B. Weeks is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, a co-founder of Weeks Marine and married to Magdalen Weeks, the namesake of the other dredge. This new dredge is being constructed at Eastern’s Allanton shipyard and was designed...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/new-dredge-underway-at-eastern-shipbuilding-for-weeks-marine/

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