Posts tagged as: Lakes

Great Lakes Participates in Wheatstone Project (Australia)

Great Lakes Participates in Wheatstone Project (Australia)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced its participation with DEME in the Wheatstone LNG Project dredging works in Australia. Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd, a member of the DEME Group, has been [...]

Senator Presses Nominee for Army Corps Commander on Funding for Great Lakes Dredging (USA)

Senator Presses Nominee for Army Corps Commander on Funding for Great Lakes Dredging (USA)

The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday held a nomination hearing for Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick to be the new Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., used the opportunity to press the nominee on the need for additional funding for Great Lakes dredging and maintenance. “The [...]

USA: Senator Announces Funding for Great Lakes Dredging Projects

USA: Senator Announces Funding for Great Lakes Dredging Projects

The Army Corps of Engineers will allocate additional funding to Great Lakes dredging projects that support economic development and job creation, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced yesterday. The Corps made the decision after Levin pressed Corps officials last month on the urgent need for dredging and maintenance funds for the Great Lakes. “This funding will [...]

USA: Pompton Lakes Dredging Still in Technical Evaluation Phase

USA: Pompton Lakes Dredging Still in Technical Evaluation Phase

Environmental officials hope to launch cleanups over the next two years that will address what remains of the complex and extensive …   By Joe Tyrrell (njspotlight) Source: njspotlight, January 12, 2012; Image: usace

Congress OKs USD 300 Million for Great Lakes’ Environmental Programs (USA)

Congress OKs USD 300 Million for Great Lakes’ Environmental Programs (USA)

Congress has approved $300 million to continue a multiyear program aimed at fixing some of the Great Lakes’ most severe environmental programs. Some of the money is expected to benefit Lake Superior and Duluth. The money will go to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a multi-agency federal effort to clean up toxic materials, fight invasive [...]

Great Lakes Wins USD 57 Million East Hidd Land Reclamation Project in Bahrain

Great Lakes Wins USD 57 Million East Hidd Land Reclamation Project in Bahrain

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced the award of the $57 million East Hidd Housing Project in Bahrain. Great Lakes will reclaim 618 acres of the Arabian Gulf on which the government [...]

USA: Influx of Silt in Kansas Lakes Will Threaten Water Quality, Say Experts

USA: Influx of Silt in Kansas Lakes Will Threaten Water Quality, Say Experts

Dirt is slowly filling lakes and ponds in Kansas, and experts are divided over how much to worry… (kansascity) Source: kansascity, November 7, 2011

USA: GLDD Reports Third Quarter Results

USA: GLDD Reports Third Quarter Results

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Commentary Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger said, “We were very pleased with [...]

USA: Dredging Project to Improve Traffic Between Loon Lakes

USA: Dredging Project to Improve Traffic Between Loon Lakes

Boaters will be able to go between the two Loon lakes after this fall because the channel will be dredged of silt that has stopped boat traf… By Frank Abderholden (suntimes) Source: suntimes, October 17, 2011;

USA: EPA Plans Dredging of Nine Great Lakes River Mouths and Harbors

USA: EPA Plans Dredging of Nine Great Lakes River Mouths and Harbors

Nine river mouths and harbors contaminated with industrial toxins will be targeted for accelerated cleanups under an Obama administration… By John Flesher (detnews) Source: detnews, October 13, 2011;





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