Our Story
Norfolk Dredging Company has been engaged in hydraulic and clamshell dredging since 1899. Our company operates in all coastal areas performing both maintenance and new work dredging, with specialties in projects involving sub-aqueous trench and tunnel excavation, backfill and hydraulic landfill. Our Major area of operations spans the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Leadership
G. Dudley Ware
President
joined: 1981
Michael B. Haverty
Executive Vice President
joined: 1993
Stephen M. Newton
Vice President
joined: 1983
Paul T. Lougheed
Assistant Vice President
joined: 1990
Kathryn J. Brooks
Treasurer
joined: 2014
History
Oct 24, 1899
Charter granted from the Legislature of the State of Virginia
1928
First steam-powered hydraulic dredge purchased - Dixie
1936
Washington I joined the company fleet
1941
New dredges put into service - Savannah, Atlantic, and Washington II
1950
Col. George T. Derby announced Norfolk Dredging first “million-dollar job.
1952
Awarded replenishing Virginia Beach oceanfront sand project
1950s
Craney Island - disposal area to serve as a repository for dredged materials from pier slips and harbor channels
1961
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel - constructed two tunnel trenches between Cape Charles and Virginia
1965
First portable hydraulic dredge launched - a new Ellicott 14” machine
1980
Lake Epcot - new techniques and procedures for preservation and improvement of the environment
1980-90s
Norfolk’s downtown waterfront - second downtown tunnel between Norfolk and Portsmouth.
1999
G. Dudley Ware, Jr. elected President
Trust. Safety. Recognition.
Our mission - eliminate risk. For nearly 125 years Norfolk Dredging has prioritized safety at the center of every job. We have extensive measures in place to reduce risk, mitigate problem and develop effective solutions.
We are committed to an Incident and Injury-Free (IIF) workplace.
We are proud to have received many safety awards and recognition from our most important stakeholders - our customers.
Visit Us
110 North Centerville Turnpike
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Mailing Address:
Norfolk Dredging Company
PO Box 1706
Chesapeake, VA. 23327-1706
Phone
(757) 547-9391
Fax:
(757) 547-2833
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