Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. The company specializes in capital dredging for port expansions, channel deepening, coastal restoration, land reclamation, and marine structure construction such as breakwaters, jetties, canals, and trenches for pipelines, tunnels, and cables. It also handles maintenance dredging to ensure navigability in rivers, harbors, and channels, as well as coastal protection projects that replenish shorelines by moving sand from ocean floors to erosion-threatened areas. Operating a fleet of approximately 200 specialized vessels, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation supports navigation, coastal resilience, and environmental restoration across major U.S. waterways, including the Mississippi River, South Atlantic harbors, Baltimore channels, and beaches in states like Florida, New York, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Delaware. The company is actively expanding into the offshore energy sector, providing subsea infrastructure services for wind projects, cables, pipelines, and potential mineral recovery collaborations. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, it plays a critical role in marine construction and site preparation.