Notice is given to mariners that Manson Construction Company’s hopper dredge Newport will begin maintenance dredging operations in the Gulfport Harbor on or around 20 November 2025. Dredging operations will be conducted in the bar channel area, located between buoys 6 - 25. The dredge will be placing material in the Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) located along the west side of the navigation channel. Dredging activities are expected to continue for approximately three weeks. The dredge can be contacted on VHF Channels 13 and 16.

Mariners should exercise extreme caution when transiting the area.

For further information, please contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Irvington Site Office at (251) 957-6019.