Dredging
With over 100 years in the dredging business, Dutra Dredging operates nationally, not only in the East, Gulf and West Coast regions, but also in the nation’s inland waterways. Employing the latest technologies and operating under comprehensive regulatory oversight, Dutra Dredging performs essential environmentally conscious dredging for both public and private sector clients.
capacity, capability & character
Dredging
Services

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Clamshell Dredging
This is the proven method for deep-water or hard-material maintenance and deepening work.

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Trailing Suction Hopper Dredging
With its bottom-dump or pump-ashore capability, this is the preferred method for dredging long and wide waterways.

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Cutter Suction Dredging
Using a rotating head to cut through rock, cutter suction dredging can dredge hard material and dispose of it either via pipeline or hopper barge.
reuse & placement
Dutra’s breadth of projects and staff of highly experienced engineers enable it to outpace the competition with a broad range of cost-effective removal and disposal options:
Beach & Dune Nourishment
Fortifying and preserving our investment in coastal resilience.
Open Water Disposal
The lowest-cost option that’s environmentally acceptable.
Wetland & Marsh Creation
Creating habitat for living things that depend on wetlands.
Land Creation & Fill Placement
A valuable use of a resource that might otherwise be lost.
Strategic Nearshore Placement
A great way to help strengthen and preserve our coasts.
Environmental Remediation
An investment in environmental responsibility and stewardship.
Dredging

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Upper Newport Bay, California, Ecosystem Restoration Phases I & II
We restored the entire Upper Newport Bay Basin and minimized the need for future maintenance of sensitive habitat areas.

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Oakland, California, Harbor Navigation Improvements
We performed 50% of the work needed to deepen the federal channels of the Oakland Harbor and Port-maintained berths.

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Marina Del Rey, California, Harbor Maintenance Dredging
In the $11 million Marina del Rey harbor maintenance dredging project, we removed 800,000 cubic yards of material.

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Brisbane, California, Marina Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging
We dredged, transported and disposed of sediments from the Brisbane Marina at identified disposal sites.

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Fire Island, New York, Stabilization
Our hopper dredge Stuyvesant dredged sand from a borrow area south of Westhampton Beach to stabilize the Fire Island shore.

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Maintenance Dredging Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina, Ranges A & B
We removed and disposed of shoaled material that had accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged.

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Naval Base San Diego, California, Maintenance Dredging
We conducted maintenance dredging at piers and processed dredged material containing irradiated objects and explosives.

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Emergency Feather River Dredging and Debris Removal
After 2017’s record Northern California storms, we cleared the Feather River from Hyatt Powerplant to Thermalito Diversion.

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Caminada Headland, Louisiana, Beach and Dune Restoration Increment II
Our hopper dredge Stuyvesant accomplished the dredging and pump-off in one continuous 24/7 operation.

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Thimble Shoal & Cape Henry Channels, Virginia, Maintenance Dredging
We performed maintenance dredging on the Thimble Shoal and Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channels.

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Canaveral Harbor, Florida, 44-Foot Channel
We dredged approximately 3 million cubic yards of material to widen and deepen the main channel at Port Canaveral, Florida.

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Larkspur, California, Ferry Terminal Berths and Channel Maintenance Dredging
We conducted maintenance dredging of the Larkspur Ferry Terminal berths, turning basin and approach channel.

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Redondo Beach, California, Nourishment
We Repurposed 160,000 cubic yards of sand to build up an eroding section of Redondo Beach.