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Manson Orders US’ Largest Hopper Dredge

Manson Construction

Manson Construction Co. signed a contract with society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

Keppel AmFELS to build a new hopper dredge at the Manson said a U.S. Bank-led syndication is providing shipbuilder’s facility in Brownsville, Texas, the Seattle- ? nancing for the dredge, which will be named after Man- based marine contractor announced. The new dredge son’s chairman of the board, Frederick Paup.

is scheduled to be fully operational by spring 2023 and “We are proud that it will be U.S. built, U.S. ? agged, continues a dredge building boom currently underway and U.S. crewed, and will support the U.S. Army Corps in the U.S. of Engineers’ mission of keeping the marine transportation

The self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger highway open throughout the United States,” Paup said. (TSHD) Frederick Paup will be the largest in the United “This dredge is the culmination of years of work by our

States, representing Manson’s single biggest investment in dedicated team and I am honored to bear its name.” its 115 year history, the company said. The 15,000 cubic When completed, the dredger will operate primarily yard hopper dredge — designed in collaboration with along The U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Hockema Whalen Myers Associates, Inc. of Seattle — has Mohamed Sahlan Bin Salleh, president of Keppel Am- a length of 420 feet, breadth of 81 feet and draft of 28.5 FELS, said the Jones Act newbuild project is its ? rst for feet. It will be highly automated with a diesel-electric pow- Manson and that it will be supported by its local workforce er system, and built to the requirements of classi? cation and suppliers across the U.S.

Eastern Lays Keel for Weeks Marine’s New Hopper Dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted the keel laying R.B. Weeks is the second TSHD Eastern is building for for the new trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) it is the Cranford, N.J.-based marine construction and dredg- building for Weeks Marine. ing contractor, following the Magdalen delivered in De-

This new U.S. ? ag dredge R.B. Weeks, ordered by cember of 2017.

Weeks Marine in April, is be constructed at Eastern’s Al- The R.B. Weeks is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, lanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla., for scheduled deliv- a co-founder of Weeks Marine and husband to Magdalen ery in early 2023. Steel cutting commenced on August 19. Weeks, the namesake of the previously delivered sister vessel.

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