The USACE Wilmington District awarded a $4.3 million contract on July 30 to Curtin Maritime for the maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Inner Harbor.
The contract funds essential dredging operations to clear shoaled sediment from the navigation channels within Morehead City Harbor.
According to USACE, regular maintenance dredging ensures safe, efficient, and unobstructed vessel passage through one of North Carolina’s vital deep water commercial ports.
Curtin Maritime Corp, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will perform the work under the direction of the Wilmington District. Dredging operations are scheduled to align with regional environmental windows to minimize impacts on local marine life and coastal habitats.