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 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
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 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 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,
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
“Green Hybrid” Energy Savings The reason for the cost savings is the distinctive Green Hybrid energy re-capture system engineered into the 895’s boom hydraulics. A pair of large hydraulic cylinders is mounted
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 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 14, 2019 — A Weeks Marine aluminum crewboat, the Joseph M, originally delivered in 1982, has been repowered with the first pair of the new Cummins X15 marine engines. The X15