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Morgan City, La.-based Conrad Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony April 16 for the 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge the company is building for Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) at its deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La. Attending the ceremony were executives from Conrad and Great Lakes, shipyard workers and other guests, representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser. Addressing the crowd, Conrad Chairman and CEO Johnny Conrad said the ceremonial keel laying is just one of many milestones Great Lakes and the shipyard have shared through the years. "Our valued relationship began more than 35 years ago, and in that time, we have worked together on several projects, including deck barges, anchor barges and dredge support equipment," Conrad said. "In addition to those new construction projects, we have done repair and conversion work for GLDD, including the dredge Alaska, which is in our shipyard now for repairs. It is our honor to build this vessel for you." |