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Feature

Great Vessels of 2023

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

CAPE HATTERAS &

CAPE CANAVERAL

Damen’s Multi Cat multipurpose workboat design, well of deck space for the works on deck, and also enhance the proven in European markets, has made its entry into the stability that these vessels need for their lifting capabilities,

U.S. Jones Act market with the construction of two new with their massive deck cranes that will be placed on board.” workboats—Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral—for Great Lakes’ new vessels measure approximately 99

Houston-based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge feet in length and are each powered by three EPA Tier III & Dock. Caterpillar C32 TTA engines capable of meeting speeds

While the Netherlands-based Damen does not physi- of 10.2 knots and will have maximum bollard pull of ap- cally build for the Jones Act market, it commonly licenses proximately 32 short tons.

its designs for U.S. yards to build. Earlier this year, Conrad For Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, which gained previ-

Shipyard in Morgan City, La. delivered Great Lakes’ two ous experience working with Damen Multi Cats over the new Damen 3013 Multi Cats under this arrangement. course of several international projects, the newbuilds will

Offered in several con? gurations and sizes ranging from be used as dredge support vessels, equipped with two large roughly 41 feet to 120 feet, the Multi Cat can be catego- winches and two deck cranes to perform a wide range of rized as a utility/support vessel, often described as a “Swiss tasks including handling submerged and ? oating pipelines

Army Knife” type of workboat, engineered for heavy-duty as well as anchor handling and logistics supply.

work in inland and nearshore shallow water settings, or Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral boost ef? ciency by deeper waters farther from shore. allowing additional ? oating support equipment to be re- “The Multi Cats are designed as multifunctional tools moved from the picture, said David Johanson, senior vice for maritime construction and dredging support,” a Da- president for project acquisition and operations at Great men spokesperson told Marine News when the vessels were Lakes Dredge & Dock. “For decades, dredging pipelines ordered in 2021. “The barge-like hull shape provides a lot have been installed and maintained with an assortment of 50 | MN November 2023