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Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. Commences Steel Cutting for Weeks Marine. Inc. Vessel R.B. Weeks

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that on, August 19, 2020, Eastern commenced steel cutting for R.B. WEEKS, ESG Hull 258, a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the contract signing four (4) months earlier. The new vessel will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Panama City, Florida. This is the second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge project for Weeks Marine, the MAGDALEN, ESG Hull 256 was delivered back in December of 2017.  This reflects Eastern’s commitment to building complex dredge vessels for the US Jones Act maritime industry and secures its long history of being a successful diversified U.S. Shipbuilder supporting repeat customers.

The R.B.WEEKS, (ESG Hull 258) is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks,  a co-founder of Weeks Marine and married to Magdalen Weeks, the namesake of the sister vessel MAGDALEN (ESG 256), also built by Eastern and delivered in December 2017. This new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge is scheduled for delivery early 2023.

The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge features the following characteristics:

Vessel Name:                                    R.B. WEEKS

ESG Hull#:                                          258

Dimensions (Overall):                       356’ x 79’-6”’x 27’-3”

Designer:                                            Royal IHC

Main Engines:                                    (2) GE 16V250 MDC IMOIII/EPA Tier 4

Main Propulsion:                              (2) Wartsila CPP in Nozzles

Main Gears:                                       (2) Siemens (Flender)

Bow Thruster:                                   (1) AC 730kW VFD Fixed Pitch Tunnel Unit

Main Shaft Generators:                   (2) x 3400ekW

Auxiliary Generator:                         (1) GE 6L250 MDC (1423ekW) IMOIII/EPA Tier 4

Emergency Generator:                     (1) Caterpillar C18 (430ekW) IMOII/EPA Tier 3

Classification:                                    Lloyd’s Register, X100A1 Hopper Dredger, XLMC, UMS

Flag & Regulatory:                            USA, USCG

Hopper Capacity:                              8,550 yd³ (6540m3)

Accommodations:                            26 Person

 

Eastern is proud to be part of the Weeks Marine, Inc’s. Team, building another dredge vessel, investing in the maritime future of America, and constructing this state-of-the-art “Jones Act” vessel to meet our Country’s growing needs.

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    ESG Corporate Office
    1001 E. Hwy 98
    Panama City, FL 32401

    Nelson Street Shipyard
    2200 Nelson Street
    Panama City, FL 32401

    Allanton Shipyard
    13300 Allanton Road
    Panama City, FL 32404

    Port St. Joe Shipyard
    432 Howard Road
    Port St. Joe, FL 32456

    Phone: (850) 763-1900