Chances of survival for young salmon and trout in the upper Sacramento River may improve thanks to an innovative project Pacific Tugboats completed in Redding. In 2017 a pilot program was tested to place structures—“rockwads”—made…
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Richmond Dredging
Pacific Dredge & Construction continues to make a presence in San Francisco Bay with the Richmond Inner Harbor maintenance dredging project awarded by The US Army Corps of Engineers. Typically, this work is performed annually…
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Napa River Maintenance Dredging
Napa, California. Such a small but beautiful place located Northeast of San Francisco. It is the perfect place for a getaway to taste some of the best Californian wines and have a relaxing time with…
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YC Workhorse
There are certain tools in a toolbox you rely upon. A hammer so balanced you can drive nails with it all day. A crisp socket wrench. Screwdrivers that perfectly fit both your grip and the…
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Hidalgo Repower Completed
Earlier in this blog we wrote of the re-power of the Pacific Maritime Group tug J.M. Hidalgo. It is with great pride that we announce that the tug is back in service and better than…
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Agua Hedionda Lagoon Maintenance Dredging
Agua Hedionda Lagoon, located north of San Diego in Carlsbad, California represents the best a waterway can be. It is an ecologically diverse, dynamic, and beautiful place which also plays an important role for residents…
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San Joaquin River Maintenance
The longest river in California, the Sacramento, gets the acclaim while the second longest—the San Joaquin—bears what has been called “the hardest working water in the world”. This alludes to the many hydroelectric dams the…
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How About a Little Wire, Scarecrow?
At Pacific Maritime Group we love our wires. Tow wires. Face wires. Trip wires. Bridles. Whip lines and tugger wires. Wire slings and chokers. Dozens of wires, thousands of feet of wire. When we talk…
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Hidalgo Re-Power
Someone once described a tug as “an engine surrounded by fuel tanks and sprinkled with crew”. It is true that a tug’s engines are its power, its push and pull. When we talk about tugboats…
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SAN DIEGO TUG “HARBOR COMMANDER” RE-POWERED
The tug HARBOR COMMANDER is a San Diego fixture. It was the first tug in the PMG fleet and was designed and built by one of the original founders Doug Lotoski. To this day it…
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