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Morgan City Port Celebrates Innovative Dredge, Reopening Of Atchafalaya River

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Morgan City Port Celebrates Innovative Dredge, Reopening Of Atchafalaya River

June 17, 2022

Stakeholder companies and state, local and regional officials gathered in Morgan City, La., June 7 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the Atchafalaya River to deep-draft navigation. Read More

Innovative Dredge Tackles Morgan City Bar Channel Fluff The vessel Captain John Graham tows the dredge Arulaq. The blue piping that is visible represents most of the dredge works. The fine silt sprays on the equipment, which means the deckhands are almost always constantly swabbing the dredge. (Photo courtesy of Brice Civil Contractors)

The vessel Captain John Graham tows the dredge Arulaq. The blue piping that is visible represents most of the dredge works. The fine silt sprays on the equipment, which means the deckhands are almost always constantly swabbing the dredge. (Photo courtesy of Brice Civil Contractors)

Innovative Dredge Tackles Morgan City Bar Channel Fluff

October 30, 2020

Almost six years have passed since the Port of Morgan City saw its last foreign-flagged ship call on the port. From late 2014 to early 2015, 22 ships called on… Read More

Corps Awards Contract For Dredging Atchafalaya Bar Channel Morgan City, La.: Demonstration project in 2016 proved that agitating the material in the channel would provide enough depth to maintain navigation. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Morgan City, La.: Demonstration project in 2016 proved that agitating the material in the channel would provide enough depth to maintain navigation. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Corps Awards Contract For Dredging Atchafalaya Bar Channel

November 19, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on October 30 awarded a single award task order contract to Alaska-based Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the last 12 miles of the… Read More