Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. At June 30, 2023, the Company had $434.6 million in dredging backlog as compared to $377.1 million at December 31, 2022. Low bids and options pending award totaled $487.3 million as
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced yesterday additional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studies and projects funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) of 2022, and the DRSAA
After months of working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District to address the critical storm damage reduction needs of Wrightsville Beach, NC Congressman David Rouzer yesterday announced that the funding has been approved to begin the overdue process of restoring Wrightsville Bea
The City of Gulf Shores – Municipal Government has just announced that their Beach Restoration Project is set to begin in September. At the July 24 Council Meeting, Mayor Craft and City Council awarded the bid for the Beach Restoration Project to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company with a project st
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The second quarter reflects improved performance, resulti
A portion of the Greer Island beach will be closed through the beginning of September as a dredging project continues, according to the Town of Longboat Key’s Public Works Department. An area along the west side of Greer Island, also known as Beer Can Island, is undergoing dredging of the sandspit n
The USACE Jacksonville District will begin maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel (also known as Matanzas Pass) in the vicinity of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, today. The project is being executed under a $2.9 million contract awarded in June to Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake
The USACE Wilmington District recently awarded a $16.4 million contract to Marinex Construction, Inc. for the dredging of Morehead City Inner Ocean Bar. Dredging the Inner Ocean Bar will help keep one of NC’s two deep water ports open. “This project also features our ‘beneficial use’ program. Benefi
The Cedar Point Causeway Wetlands Breakwater for the City of Sandusky has received a National Recognition Award in the 2023 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition. The Cedar Point Causeway Wetlands Breakwater project is a unique concept that
Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, New Jersey, has won a $21.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the New York and New Jersey Harbor maintenance dredging project. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), bids for this program were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, has won a $20.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Atchafalaya River basin maintenance dredging program. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, reports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Work will be performed in Morgan Ci
The County of Santa Barbara has completed work on the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Dredging Project. “After removing five to seven feet of sediment and connecting the marsh with the ocean, we saw leopard sharks and striped mullet in the creek. These projects not only protect the life and property of local
