TSHD launched from NW Fla.

The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Magdalen was launched March 31 from Eastern Shipbuilding Group's (ESG) facility in Panama City, Fla. The dredger is being constructed for the U.S.' second largest dredging contractor, Weeks Marine Inc. that has offices in Covington and Bourg, La. Magdalen has been earmarked for a project at the end of 2017. The THSD has been specifically designed for beach nourishment and capital dredging works. Magdalen was christened by Helen McLaughlin, niece of Magdalen Weeks, the mother of Rich Weeks, founder and CEO of Weeks Marine. (Source: Maritime Global News 04/10/17)