South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, visits Dredge Texas
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, along with his Chief of Staff, Trey Walker, joined Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company’s CEO Lasse Petterson and Project Director Dave Johanson on a visit to the Cutter Suction Dredge Texas in late August. Gov. McMaster has been a longtime supporter of the Charleston Deepening Project and the State of South Carolina has provided
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
Biological Habitat Creation
TAMPA BIG BEND CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT – HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) works with clients and stakeholders to optimize the beneficial use of dredged material on our projects. This has taken many forms of biological habitat creation from beach nourishment, to wetlands, and marshes but also structural uses like land reclamation and levee construction. Beneficial use
GLDD Supports Sea Turtle Conservation
Pappi’s Adventures at The Georgia Sea Turtle Center by Dr. Terry Norton, JIA Georgia Sea Turtle Center Director and Veterinarian Pappi was a juvenile green sea turtle that stranded on Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island on July 29, 2018. Pappi was extremely debilitated and had severe fibropapillomatosis (FP) upon initial evaluation. FP is a condition most commonly found – and most severe – in green
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