Eastern-built hopper dredge, tug

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., a provider of dredging services in the U.S. and environmental and infrastructure services has taken delivery of its Eastern Shipbuilding-built ATB hopper dredge Ellis Island and tug Douglas B. Mackie following completion of Coast Guard (CG) and American Bureau of Shipping regulatory sea trials. The Ellis Island will be the largest hopper dredge in the U.S. market. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock will next perform CG emergency crew drills and expects to receive the Certificates of Inspection. Afterwards, the hopper dredge and tug will depart Panama City, Fla., for the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program project and commence operations on a long haul coastal restoration project. (Source: Marine Link 11/20/17) Eastern Shipbuilding Co. is located in Panama City.