Dredging

Georgetown Harbor channels restored after dredging removed more than 560,000 cubic yards

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The dredge Brunswick, operated by Southern Dredging Co., works in Georgetown Harbor on Aug. 12, 2026

A two-month maintenance dredging project has restored Georgetown Harbor’s Steel Mill and Bypass channels to their authorized 12-foot depth after shoaling reduced some areas to less than five feet.

USACE documentation shows Georgetown Harbor dredging underway Aug. 12

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The Dredge Brunswick works in the Savannah shipping channel in this 2010 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers file photo. The vessel was documented performing maintenance dredging in Ge

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District video recorded Aug. 12 shows Southern Dredging’s Dredge Brunswick removing sediment in Georgetown Harbor’s Bypass and Steel Mill channels.