**Precon Marine Joins CDMCS**

CDMCS proudly welcomes Precon Marine, Inc. of Chesapeake, Virginia to the nation’s premiere safety organization for the dredging and marine construction industry. Established in 1993, Precon Marine is a diversified East Coast marine contractor specializing in commercial diving, towing, heavy marine and waterfront construction, salvage, and other related services. With an extensive inventory of equipment and a skilled workforce, Precon Marine has a successful track record of taking on a variety of different projects that include major bridge, pier, and bulkhead rehabilitation projects, pile driving, island expansion, marsh foundation repairs, underwater inspections, and subaqueous utility installations. Over the years Precon Marine has completed projects for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Virginia Department of Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Dominion Energy, Norfolk Southern, Kinder Morgan, and many others.

Precon Marine is committed to employing the most experienced and qualified personnel in the marine industry, investing in their continual training, and putting their safety first 24/7/365. The company implements a progressive accident prevention program and sustains a strong safety culture. All involved at Precon Marine know their safety is never compromised due to time or budget. The company also does everything it can to preserve the safety and integrity of the environment in and around its job-sites by meeting or exceeding all federal, state and local environmental regulations.

“We are very pleased to strengthen the CDMCS presence in the Mid-Atlantic Region with Precon Marine and value its unwavering commitment to safety. Its expertise in commercial diving, an integral activity for our industry, will help round-out our council discussions, and its experience working with many of our federal partners on critical infrastructure projects will onboard them smoothly into the organization. We look forward to promoting safety with Precon Marine in the weeks and months ahead. Welcome!” said CDMCS Managing Director Michael Gerhardt.