Last week, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) hosted a steel cutting ceremony for R.B. WEEKS, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredger for Weeks Marine, Inc.
The new vessel will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Panama City, Florida.
This is the second TSHD project for Weeks Marine, the MAGDALEN, ESG Hull 256 was delivered back in December of 2017.
The R.B.WEEKS, (ESG Hull 258) is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, a co-founder of Weeks Marine.
This new trailing suction hopper dredge is scheduled for delivery early 2023.
The newbuild features the following characteristics: