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Conrad Shipyard will begin construc-tion this week on the first of two Damen Multi Cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation.Damen Shipyards Group, based in the Netherlands, announced July 7 that it had entered into a license agreement with Conrad to build the vessels. They will be the first two Damen Multi Cats built in the United States."These Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) licensing agreements are a means by which U.S.-based operators are able to access Damen's proven vessel portfolio in a manner fully compliant with the Jones Act," said Damen sales manager Daan Dijxhoorn. License holders construct the vessel themselves in the country, draw-ing upon Damen's experience in the en-gineering and production of the platform and on Damen's support throughout the building process."DTC support is tailored to the yard's requirements. Assistance can range from provision of initial drawings to the supply of parts packages to on-site consultancy.Damen designs built under license in the U.S. cover a wide range of vessels types including those operating in the harbour towage, terminal operations, offshore and dredging sectors. |