It is our pleasure to work with your team, and it is our honor to build these unique and versatile vessels for you,” he said.ĪBOUT CONRAD SHIPYARD Conrad Shipyard was established in 1948 and is headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana. “We are pleased to be constructing multiple vessels for GLDD and we value the continued confidence that GLDD has shown in Conrad and in our talented workforce not only in new construction but also in repair. This will improve our operational efficiency,” he said.īrett Wolbrink, Conrad Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, discussed the relationship between Conrad and GLDD: “The Multi-cats also significantly increase operational safety – enabling hose and pipe maintenance works to take place securely on deck reducing the risk of man-overboards compared to standard industry methods utilizing floating pontoons. Equipped with large winches and deck cranes, the vessels will have maximum bollard pull of 31.75 short tons.ĭavid Johanson, GLDD’s Senior Vice President of Project and Area Operations for the Gulf of Mexico, said the new vessels eliminate the need for assorted floating support equipment such as derrick barges, towboats and anchor barges. The two identical vessels measure 98.92’ in length, and are powered by three Caterpillar C32 TTA engines capable of meeting speeds of 10.2 knots. Deliveries are scheduled for Q3 and Q4 of 2022. The ceremony signifies the start of construction of two Damen-designed Multi-Cat vessels, the first Multi-Cats to be built in the U.S. Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard hosted a Steel Cutting Ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) at its shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.
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