Freeport LNG announced Oct. 21, 2014, that it entered into an agreement on Aug. 29, 2014, with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC to widen sections of the Port Freeport Ship Channel. Freeport LNG is serving as project manager for Port Freeport’s channel-widening project, which entails the widening of the entrance and jetty sections of the ship channel from the current 400 feet wide to 600 feet wide.

To complete the project, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. will remove about 3.2 million cubic yards of material, about 300,000 cubic yards of which is beach-quality sand, the company’s statement said. The sand will be placed on sections of the beach on Quintana Island, Texas. The work is expected to be completed in May 2015.