The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officially kicked off the historic deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet on September 11, as Weeks Marine’s cutterhead dredge Captain Frank
Cranes and material handlers—it’s something we haven’t written a whole lot about in Marine Log. Nonetheless, they are an essential part of shoreside shipping, whether they are at a container terminal on
Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine and Repair has released some more details on its recent delivery of the new 24,000 horsepower (18,000 kW) cutter suction dredge General MacArthur to Callan Marine (see
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $7,130,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge on a rental basis. Bids were solicited via the
JANUARY 18, 2018 – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) says that recent deliveries of four state-of-the-art vessels, constructed in U.S. shipyards, reflect the U.S. dredging industry’s continued investment in building dredges with
JANUARY 18, 2018 – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) says that recent deliveries of four state-of-the-art vessels, constructed in U.S. shipyards, reflect the U.S. dredging industry’s continued investment in building dredges with
DECEMBER 13, 2016 — America’s first offshore wind farm is up and running. Deepwater Wind reported yesterday that the Block Island Wind Farm has completed its commissioning and testing phases and has
DECEMBER 24, 2014 — Weeks Marine, Inc., has been awarded a $7,537,000 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, to furnish one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30
AUGUST 5, 2014 — Cape Wind announced today that it has signed a contract with Weeks/Manson, a Joint Venture (WMJV) to serve as the lead construction contractor for America’s first offshore wind
JANUARY 14, 2014 — A 26-foot tugboat lost control of the barge it was towing off Atlantic Beach, Nassau County, N.Y., Monday evening and subsequently sank. U.S. Coast Guard and state officials
