Posted on March 17, 2022
Savannah Harbor Deepening Complete
Over the past two years, Weeks Marine’s Dredging Division has worked with the USACE Savannah District on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The J.S. Chatry and the 506 utilized over 40,000 feet of submerged line along with two boosters to achieve a final grade elevation of -51 ft.
This project has removed approximately 9,982,800 cubic yards of material from the 70,000 ft stretch of channel. All of the material removed has been distributed to three disposal sites on the South Carolina side of the river. This will allow for larger vessels, such as Post-Panamax vessels, to be brought into the 2nd busiest port on the East Coast.
Congratulations to the team on project completion!!
