Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Other service
Coastal Protection & Restoration
Beach nourishment, shoreline protection and barrier island and marsh restoration dredging.
Description
GLDD restores beaches, develops barrier islands and protects shorelines against storm risks. Hopper and cutter suction dredges are used for beach nourishment, and Coastal Research Amphibious Buggies (CRABs) deploy instruments to monitor renourishment progress.
Applications
- Beach nourishment and shoreline protection
- Barrier island and coastal marsh restoration
- Reference projects: New Jersey Shoreline, Long Island Shoreline, Louisiana Barrier Islands & Coastal Marshes, Gulf Island National Seashore and the North Carolina Coast
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- Subsea Rock Installation (Acadia)
- Trailing Suction Hopper Dredging
- Cutter Suction Dredging
- Mechanical Dredging
- Rivers, Lakes & Reservoirs Dredging
- Booster Pumping
- Subaqueous Drilling & Blasting (Drillboat Apache)
- Support Fleet: Tugs, Workboats, Multicats & Auxiliary Vessels
- Channel & Port Maintenance and Deepening
- Land Reclamation
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