Norfolk Dredging Company awarded $18 million contract for local dredging work
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District has awarded an $18 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company.
The contract is for the maintenance dredging of the Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid-River Channels.
About 1.6 million cubic yards of material will be dredged to allow 42-foot-deep access for container, bulk, and general cargo vessels to the Port of Wilmington’s public and private terminals.
Over 7 million tons of goods move through the Port of Wilmington contributing to the economic wellbeing of the region, the state of North Carolina, and the Nation, according to a press release.
The work is expected to begin November 2023 and end Summer of 2024.
