Bluewater Designs Completes Production Engineering for 'Dredge Potter'

Bluewater Designs, Inc. (BDI) completes the production engineering for the USACE Dredge Potter. The modifications will be performed by Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, LLC at their Houma, Louisiana facility.

BDI was contracted by Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, LLC to provide the detailed production engineering package for modifications to the USACE Dredge Potter. The modifications included removal and replacement of the existing dredge pump, forward deckhouse, crew quarters and pilothouse with upgrades to the associated mechanical, electrical, and navigation systems. The historic dustpan dredge was originally built in 1932 by Dravo Contracting Co. and repowered, switching from steam to diesel, in 2001 by Halter Gulf Repair. The St. Louis District Corps of Engineers operates the dredge, to maintain safe navigation routes, on the Upper Mississippi Inland Waterway System.

Bluewater Designs, Inc. (BDI), is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm which provides comprehensive services encompassing all aspects of vessel design, engineering, and analysis for the marine industries. BDI integrates traditional naval architecture and marine engineering practices with state of the art technologies to develop innovative and functional designs that meet the specific requirements of our clients.

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