Both stocks carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).Great Lakes Maritime History History of the Great Lakes Vol. Some better-ranked stocks in the sector include China Railway Construction Corporation Limited CWYCY and China Railway Group Limited CRWOY. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock currently holds a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

Internationally, several opportunities in the Middle East will aid growth. The company anticipates the domestic bid market to accelerate in the third quarter of 2015. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock expects the addition of domestic dredging contracts during the second quarter to help in maintaining strong level of dredging backlog. Total contracted backlog at quarter end was a record $752 million. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock reported dredging backlog of $602.5 million at the end of second-quarter 2015, up from $594 million in the prior-year quarter. The company expects contract work to begin in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Its experience, coupled with a versatile fleet of large hydraulic cutter suction dredges and booster pumps will help Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to successfully execute this large and challenging LNG project. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has extensive dredging experience with energy sector clients and a track record for successful completion of huge projects.

The company will dredge approximately 4.3 million cubic yards and the materials will be placed into an adjacent upland beneficial use site. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's part of the LNG project involves the dredging and slope protection of two LNG carrier ship berths, dredging of a material offloading and tug mooring basin and expansion of an existing La Quinta Channel turning basin.

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