630.574.3000 info@gldd.com HOME OUR COMPANY PROJECTS SAFETY INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS CONTACT PORT DEEPENING and WIDENING PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 12 PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT CLIENT Port of Corpus Christi, TX DREDGES WORKED Ellis Island, Terrapin Island, Alaska, and Carolina ABOUT THIS PROJECT With more than 20 years in the making, GLDD kicks off this highly anticipated $380 million Channel Improvement Project, an undertaking that will deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from 47 to 54 feet and widen it from 400 to 530 feet. The first phase of dredging will begin upstream of the Port Aransas Ferry Landing and extend approximately 7.6 miles into the Gulf of Mexico. It is estimated that GLDD dredges will remove approximately 6.6 million cubic yards of dredge material from the waterway. Port officials expect a $39 billion economic impact as soon as everything is complete. Read more GLDD Projects All Coastal Protection Coastal Restoration Inland Dredging International Ports and Harbors Emergency Levee Repair – Missouri River Inland Dredging Lake Decatur Inland Dredging John Redmond Reservoir Inland Dredging San Jacinto River – Phase 1 Inland Dredging GLDD CEO, Lasse Petterson, shakes hands with Port of Corpus Christi CEO, Sean Strawbridge Port Deepening Feature 2, Ports and Harbors Vicksburg Inland Dredging President’s Island Inland Dredging Pass A’Loutre Inland Dredging Mosaic Inland Dredging Merriwether Inland Dredging 1234Next GLDD is North America’s dredging industry leader, the largest provider of marine dredging, and the only U.S. company with substantial overseas operations. GLDD owns and operates a diverse dredging fleet comprised of numerous specialized maritime vessels, and operates marine yards in five locations nationwide.  Headquarters: 9811 Katy Freeway, Suite 1200 Houston, TX 77024  Phone: 346-359-1010  Email: info@gldd.com © 2021 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. All rights reserved.