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GLDD Secures $141M in Contracts from Several Major Dredging Awards
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) announced today the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $141 million. The awarded work includes: Jacksonville Deepening Contract B Option (Capital Deepening, Florida, $96.6 million); Baltimore Harbor (Maintenance, Maryland, $38.4 million); Boston Harbor (Maintenance, Massachusetts, $5.6 million). The base scope for the Jacksonville Deepening Contract B was won in 2018 and the
GLDD Work on Port Tampa Bay helps a ‘hidden gem’ island for bird researchers
BOBBY-LEWIS-ON-THE-ROAD Tampa Bay has a ‘hidden gem’ island for bird researchers Lorraine Margeson is one of the few people allowed to observe birds in Tampa’s “hidden gem.” Author: Bobby Lewis Published: 5:27 PM EDT May 3, 2019 Updated: 6:38 PM EDT May 3, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Lorraine Margeson stood in ankle-high brush with her binoculars dangling around her neck. She smiled and
GLDD Announces Dredging Awards Totaling $91 million.
Posted on Globe Newswire OAK BROOK, Ill., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States announced today the receipt of dredging awards totaling $91 million. The awarded work includes: the Virginia Beach project (Coastal Protection, Virginia, $22.6 million); the Sandbridge project (Coastal Protection, Virginia, $20.3 million);
Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush Visits Great Lakes Headquarters – Oak Brook, IL
Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush Visits Great Lakes Headquarters – Oak Brook, IL This week, Great Lakes was honored to have Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush visit our headquarters in Oak Brook, IL. Commissioner Bush met with Great Lakes’ Leadership to discuss our company’s history, as well as our completed and upcoming projects in
GLDD Emergency Response Efforts: Missouri River Levee Breach
GLDD President Dave Simonelli Delivers Keynote Address at the WEDA Annual Meeting
GLDD President Dave Simonelli Delivers Keynote Address at the WEDA Annual Meeting Posted June 10, 2019 DredgeWire exclusive Chicago Illinois, June 5, 2019 – GLDD Dredging President Dave Simonelli opened the formal WEDA Annual Meeting with a keynote address on the 130+ year history of the company, featuring such highlights and project achievements such as the “reversal” of the Chicago River, the reclamation
Port of Corpus Christi Commences Dredging and Historic Expansion of Ship Channel
Port of Corpus Christi Commences Dredging and Historic Expansion of Ship Channel On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the Port of Corpus Christi celebrated the commencement of the Port’s Ship Channel Improvement Project, marking a historic milestone in America’s progress to becoming the net exporter of energy. The Port of Corpus Christi’s CEO Sean Strawbridge spotlighted the first dredges in
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Receives 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Receives 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award At the 2019 Maritime Association of South Carolina Annual Meeting and Gala, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) was awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award. This prestigious award is granted for exemplary performance in protecting the environment by advancing awareness, upholding safety best practices, and providing training to prepare
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Honored by Signal Mutual for 2018 Safety Excellence Award
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Honored by Signal Mutual for 2018 Safety Excellence Award (photo: Pictured, L-R: Gunther Hoock, Signal Vice President of Safety Resources; Jason Campbell, Great Lakes Director of Safety & Risk; and David Simonelli, Great Lakes President, Dredging) Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation was the recipient of Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd.’s Gerald H. Halpin Safety Excellence
Port Deepening Project Highlight: Big Bend Channel – Tampa Bay, FL
It took decades of planning and millions of dollars to create the largest project on which Port Tampa Bay has ever embarked. Port Tampa Bay and its public and private partners marked the milestone for its $63 million project to deepen and widen the Big Bend Channel during a Tuesday celebration at Port Redwing in Gibsonton.