QualityStocksNewsBreaks – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) Takes Delivery of New Hopper Dredge Amelia Island
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced it has taken delivery of the Amelia Island, its newest Jones Act-compliant hopper dredge, from Conrad Shipyard in Louisiana. Measuring 346 feet long with 16,500 total horsepower, the vessel is equipped with advanced automation, low-emission Tier IV engines, and a 6,330-cubic-yard hopper capacity, enabling efficient dredging in shallow and narrow U.S. waterways. CEO Lasse Petterson said the addition of Amelia Island completes the Company’s newbuild program, creating the largest and most advanced hopper fleet in the nation, with the vessel immediately set…
