JMS-designed crane barges completed for Weeks Marine
JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, Conn., reports that the C&C Marine & Repair shipyard in Belle Chasse, La., has completed the construction of two 250- by 64- by 16-foot gantry crane barges—Weeks 537
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Royal IHC delivers key components for new Weeks dredge
The trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) R.B. Weeks, under construction for Weeks Marine Inc. at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla., will feature an extensive range of Royal IHC designed
Weeks Marine wins $18.2 million USACE contract
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded an $18,270,800 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the removal and disposal of shoal material. Bids
Richard Steady joins Derecktor Shipyards
Derecktor Shipyards reports that Richard Steady is joining it as Chief Operating Officer. He will be based at Derecktor Dania, in Florida, and will be responsible for overall operations and development at
Weeks wins $24 million Mobile Harbor dredging award
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids
Eastern lays keel for Weeks Marine dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on, September 11, it conducted the keel laying for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine,
Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening gets underway
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
Port and Harbor Cranes Expand Shipping Capabilities
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
Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel for Weeks Marine dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on August 19, 2020, it commenced steel cutting for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the
Weeks wins $7.3 million USACE contract
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