Mobile, Ala. ship repair yard Alabama Shipyard has been awarded a contract to repair the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) largest trailing suction hopper dredge, Wheeler. Alabama Shipyard was one of three bidders for the contract, winning the drydock and repair deal with its $11,466,912 bid. The contract was awarded by the Corps’ New Orleans District, which owns and operates the dredge to keep waterway channels clear from Key West, Fla., to Brownsville, Texas.