Dutra Group Awarded Record $28.2 Million Charleston Harbor Dredging Deal
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Dutra Group Awarded Record $28.2 Million Charleston Harbor Dredging Deal

The San Rafael, California marine contractor secured its largest-ever award to deepen and maintain the Charleston Lower Harbor navigation channel, with work due by Sept. 29, 2027.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 28, 2026, 1:16 PM ET

SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA — The Dutra Group, the family-owned California marine contractor with more than a century of dredging experience, received its largest contract ever to maintain the Charleston Lower Harbor navigation channel, as announced on war.gov.