The Multi Cat brings efficiency to a project, eliminating the need for assorted floating support equipment such as derrick barges, tow boats and anchor barges. Large tank capacities onboard will ensure the Multi Cats can also supply dredgers with the required replenishments. With its large winches and deck cranes, the Multi Cat can perform a wide range of tasks including handling submerged and floating pipelines as well as anchor handling and logistics supply. The Multi Cats will give us the ability to dredge with enhanced operating efficiencies needed to maintain our shorelines and waterways.” “This is a milestone moment for the US shipping industry and our company, said Lasse Patterson, CEO, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. Fully compliant with the US Coast Guard and US Army Corps of Engineers stability criteria, the versatile Multi Cat is the ideal platform for dredging support operations. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in the USA. The agreement will see the Conrad Shipyard LLC construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The district court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that use of the Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) was appropriate and that the underlying scientific data satisfied Daubert.Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a licence agreement with US-based Conrad Industries. The National Marine Sanctuaries Act governs the case, and the United States seeks damages for violating § 1443 of the NMSA, which imposes strict liability for damage or injury to any sanctuary resource. The court required the government to recalculate the damages based on its findings of fact and entered final judgment against Great Lakes for $368,796.97 after setting off the settlement amount paid by Coastal. The court awarded the government response and assessment costs, compensatory and monitoring costs, and permitting and supervision costs. The government cross-appeals the district court's ruling that no primary restoration is required for the grounding site. The court affirmed the district court's decision on liability but vacated a portion of the damages award and remanded for further factual findings. Great Lakes was found liable for damages caused to the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary due to a grounded tugboat and dredge pipe.
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