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Month: April 2022

Ever Forward Chesapeake Bay
Apr 18 2022 0

American Dredging Companies Free Stuck Container Ship “Ever Forward”

Remember the massive 20,000- container ship under the Panamanian Flag that blocked the Suez last year, halting as much as $10 billion in trade per day? Well, we now have our own version of this calamity right in our backyard in the Chesapeake Bay. The Ever Forward is a Hong Kong-flagged, 11,850-container ship that is aground just south of Baltimore in the Chesapeake Bay. The vessel steered off…

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Apr 11 2022 0

Mike Hooks Launches New Dredge “Lorraine Hooks”

On April 1st, DCA member Mike Hooks LLC announced another milestone event, the launching of a new 27-inch cutter suction dredge named the “Lorraine Hooks,” named after the beloved matriarch and wife of founder Mike Hooks. The Dredging Contractors of America extend their congratulations to the team for their successful launch and for their continued investment in American-made equipment and personnel;

As a family-owned business since 1945, we remain dedicated…

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    January 13, 2023
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    USACE Galveston District Commander Rhett Blackmon Tours the Lorraine Hooks

    October 6, 2022

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