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J.E. McAmis crews aboard the ABS Derrick Barge “Ellis Island” are wrapping up the 2025 Alaska dredging tour.
Over the summer, the crews worked hard to improve navigation to the vital port facility that serves Alaska and the nation — the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor).
In total, over 170,000 cubic yards of sediment needed to be dredged to create a 600-by-600-foot channel with a depth of 58 feet at the entrance of the bay.
The $9.2 million dredging project will improve safety for mariners and strengthen the supply chain of the North Pacific and Bering Sea.
The project for the City of Unalaska, has been performed by J.E. McAmis’s second Peterson Cat 6020/6030 Hybrid machine equipped with a 95′ Pierce Pacific Manufacturing front.