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www.marinelink.com MN25?We continue to evaluate incoming opportunities for platform supply vessels, tugs, specialty vessels, barges for offshore and inland operations, as well as multi-purpose support vessels, to fill niche opportunities at Bollinger,? Socha said. ?Inquiries are coming from both domestic and international customers.? Bollingeris, in fact, turning down some work. ?Since mid-November 2011 ? with the letting of drilling permits ? ournine repair yards have seen an uptick in activity and utilization for our 32dry-docks and services such as machining, armature, propeller and fabrication,? Socha said. Bollinger continues to position its drydock assets to better serve customers. ?We're evaluating our present ship- yards for domestic and foreign cus- tomers, along with market needs for further growth and drydock tonnage requirements.? HORNBECKOSVS: BYVT HALTER ANDEASTERNSHIPBUILDING In its third quarter ended in September, Hornbeck reported a net loss but also pointed to ?recently improved market conditions? for the offshore industry. Under Hornbeck's new-build plan, VT Halter Marine will produce eight vessels, based on a ?Super 320? design that it developed for Hornbeck. Those boats will have 6,200 long tons of deadweight capac- ity, 20,900 barrels of liquid mud-car- rying capability, 11,863 square feet of deck area and firefighting abilities. Halter's design addresses the environ- ment with double-hulls that reduces fuel-storage hazards, along with propulsion machinery that meets the U.S. EPA?s Tier 3 rules for stack emis- sions.The eight OSVs to be built forHornbeck by Eastern Shipbuilding include four boats based on an STX Marine SV 300 design and four based on an STX Marine SV 310 blue- prints. STX Marine, with offices in Houston and Vancouver, provided the designs, which include over 20,000 barrels of liquid mud-carrying capacity and fire-fighting abilities. The SV 300s will be built to handle5,500 long tons of deadweight and will have 10,976 square feet of deck space; the SV 310s can handle 6,144long tons of deadweight and will con- tain 11,536 square feet of deck space. STX designs meet the same environ- mental standards as VT Halter's Super 320s, and will also carry the New Orleans(504) 780-8100 ? Fax (504) 780-8200Norfolk(757) 545-0100 ? Fax (757) 545-8004Houston(281) 452-5887 ? Fax (281) 452-9682www.mcdonoughmarine.comwww.mcdonoughmarine.comLARGEST RENTAL FLEET OF SPUD, DECK AND MATERIAL BARGESBARGES 60 TO 400 LENGTHBARGES 60 TO 400 LENGTH? 16 Fleeting locations inland rivers, Gulf, East and West Coast ? Inland and Ocean towing services LARGEST RENTAL FLEET OF SPUD, DECK AND MATERIAL BARGESMN#1 (18-31):MN 2011 Layouts 1/5/2012 2:32 PM Page 25