BREAKING NEWS: GLDD wins dredging contracts totaling $177M

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has won several dredging contracts totaling $177 million.

The awarded work includes:

• Orange Beach, Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores Engineered Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, Alabama, $32.8 million)
• Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Inlet, PL 84-99 Rehabilitation Project (Coastal Protection, New York, $27.1 million)
• Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, Louisiana, $22.1 million)
• Atchafalaya River Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, Louisiana, $20.6 million)
• Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay – Entrance Channel, Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, Florida, $18.6 million)
• Beach Nourishment of Cape May Inlet to Lower Township Project (Coastal Protection, New Jersey, $16.2 million)
• Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Dredging Project (Maintenance, Texas, $16.1 million)
• Other capital and maintenance projects totaling $23.5 million

Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer said: “These projects bring dredging backlog to approximately $1.1 billion to date.”

“Great Lakes is pleased to add these important projects to our 2023 backlog of capital, coastal protection and maintenance work.”

“Working on these projects allows Great Lakes to help support the overall improvement and resiliency of our country’s environment, coastlines, and infrastructure.”