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Eastern Conducts Sea Trials For New Weeks Dredge Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks.

Eastern Conducts Sea Trials For New Weeks Dredge

May 3, 2023

Eastern Shipbuilding Group conducted sea trials March 30 for the forthcoming Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks. The new dredge is a sister vessel to the dredge Magdalen, which Eastern delivered… Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Hopper Dredge R.B. Weeks The trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks hits the water at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

The trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks hits the water at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Hopper Dredge R.B. Weeks

July 1, 2022

Representatives from Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Cranford, N.J.-based Weeks Marine Inc. gathered at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard, near Panama City, Fla., June 17 for the launch of the trailing suction hopper… Read More

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard

March 18, 2022

A sister ship to Weeks Marine’s dredge Magdalen is on the way from Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard. The forthcoming dredge R.B. Weeks is expected to be delivered early next… Read More

Eastern, Weeks Celebrate Steel Cutting For New Hopper Dredge Hans Bloomberg of Weeks Marine Inc., left, stands with Eastern Shipbuilding Group representatives Brian D’Isernia, Kenneth Munroe, Jamie Keel, Benny Bramblette and Bob Babb at a ceremony celebrating the steel cutting for the R.B. Weeks.

Hans Bloomberg of Weeks Marine Inc., left, stands with Eastern Shipbuilding Group representatives Brian D’Isernia, Kenneth Munroe, Jamie Keel, Benny Bramblette and Bob Babb at a ceremony celebrating the steel cutting for the R.B. Weeks.

Eastern, Weeks Celebrate Steel Cutting For New Hopper Dredge

September 8, 2020

Representatives from Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Weeks Marine gathered at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla., August 19 to celebrate the steel cutting for the R.B. Weeks, a forthcoming… Read More

Eastern To Build Second Hopper Dredge For Weeks The 356-foot R.B. Weeks will be a twin of the Magdalen, delivered in 2017.

Eastern To Build Second Hopper Dredge For Weeks

May 4, 2020

Eastern Shipbuilding Group announced April 23 that it has signed a contract with Weeks Marine Inc. to construct a 356-foot, twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredge. The dredge, to be named… Read More