A new modular dredging concept under development by Wing Marine could offer inland waterway operators and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a more flexible and less disruptive way to maintain navigation channels, ports, harbors and reservoirs. Led by Mel Friedman, CEO, and Peter Crossland, president, Wing Marine has spent years refining a system that combines a patented wing sediment-mobilization device with high-capacity pumping, all packaged into a modular dredge that can be shipped by truck, rail, barge or container ship and assembled quickly at the job site. What you do with it after extraction matters just as much.”Modular Dredge, Built For MobilityThe result is a modular dredge system designed for flexibility and as a lower-cost alternative to traditional dredging. At the heart of the concept is the wing device, which uses water energy to create a controlled rolling wave of sediment along the bottom. Sediment As A ResourceWing Marine has also built beneficial use into the system’s design philosophy.