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Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., recently announced that it has delivered the R.B. Weeks, a 364′6″×79′6″×27′3″, 8,550-cu.-yd. capacity trailing suction hopper dredge, to Weeks Marine Inc., Cranford, N.J. Despite building the vessel through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, ESG was able to deliver it on schedule. The R.B. Weeks was built at ESG's Allanton, Fla., shipyard and was launched about a year ago. Weeks said the new dredge represents a significant milestone for the company and is the largest capital investment in the company's history, which spans over a century. "We look forward to putting the R.B. Weeks to work deepening and maintaining navigation channels, restoring storm-damaged coastal barrier islands and nourishing beaches lost to erosion, aiding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other key clients," said Weeks Marine President and CEO Eric Ellefsen. |