Published Jun 23, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT
In a typical year, approximately 500,000 to 600,000 cubic yards of sediment is dredged up and transported.
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Published Jun 23, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT
Government defense ships arriving and departing North Carolina's Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) will benefit from a newly completed project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District. Engineers recently finished a $6.3 million dredging project consisting of annual maintenance dredging, removing hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sediment to ensure the area's federally authorized navigation channels remain open and operational. In a typical year, approximately 500,000 to 600,000 cubic yards of sediment is dredged up and transported to the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site, an offshore placement area designated for dredged material. "MOTSU is an ocean terminal, so the waterways must be deep enough for vessels to maintain missions," Clare Williams, navigation project manager with the Wilmington District, said in a statement. "If the vessels can't make it in, the mission is compromised."
