Corpus Christi ship channel

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded a $139 million contract to work on the third phase of the Port of Corpus Christi ship channel improvement project.

The port and the Texas General Land Office announced an agreement to develop infrastructure to capture carbon dioxide produced during oil and natural gas development.

Incident management team is assisting in vessel recovery and pollution removal while keeping an eye on approaching tropical storms.