Great Lakes wins seven contracts worth over $130M

October 2, 2025, by Zlatan Hrvacevic

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced yesterday the receipt of seven work awards totaling over $130 million.

The awarded work includes:

Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Head of Passes Project (Maintenance, Louisiana, $27.9 million)
South Atlantic Division (SAD) Regional Harbor Dredging Contract (Maintenance, North Carolina, $26.9 million)
Baltimore Harbor and Channels Cape Henry (Maintenance, Virginia, $25.5 million)
Delray Beach Renourishment (Coastal Protection, Florida, $19.2 million)
East Rockaway Inlet (Maintenance, New York, $14.0 million)
McLellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Station Dredging Project (Maintenance, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, $11.7 million)
Indian River Inlet North Beach Renourishment (Coastal Protection, Delaware, $8.7 million)

Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “These awards position Great Lakes as a key contributor to strengthening the resilience and sustainability of our nation’s environment, coastlines, and essential infrastructure. The seven newly awarded projects expand our 2025 dredging backlog, reinforcing revenue visibility through the rest of this year and well into 2026. Despite the current government shutdown, our operations remain unaffected. We continue to conduct business as usual, maintaining full schedules without interruption. Our support to the Corps will proceed without disruption, and our backlog of projects are fully funded and not at risk.”

Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Head of Passes, Hopper Dredge Disposal Area project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves dredging previously placed river maintenance material from the disposal area and placing the material nearby to contribute to marsh development. In addition, there is an option for additional work which has yet to be exercised. Work is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

SAD Regional Harbor Dredging maintenance project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves maintenance dredging of the Brunswick and Morehead City Navigation Channels. Work is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Baltimore Harbor & Channels Maintenance Dredging Cape Henry Channel project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves dredging from navigation channel near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Work is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Delray Beach Renourishment project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves dredging material near shore and depositing the material to the beach along the Florida coast. Work is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

East Rockaway Inlet maintenance project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves maintenance dredging with disposal of sand to Rockaway Beach. Work is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The McLellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Station Dredging Project entails dredging to return navigation channels to authorized depths. Work is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Indian River Inlet North Beach Renourishment project, which was won and awarded in the third quarter of 2025, involves dredging material from the Indian River Inlet Ebb Shoal and depositing the material to construct a beach berm and dune system along the Delaware coast. Work began in the third quarter of 2025.