Gibbs & Cox, one of the world’s leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering firms, announced the award of a contract to support BAE Systems, Southeast Shipyards Alabama, by providing functional engineering and detailed production support during the design and construction of a hopper dredge.
The dredge will be a self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge built for Weeks Marine, Inc. in Covington, Louisiana. Weeks Marine, Inc. is one of the largest providers of dredging services in the United States and is the largest provider of these services in the Gulf region. This state-of-the-art dredge is based on an original dredge design by IHC Merwede , located in the Netherlands.