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Chouest?s 2012 deliveries included platform supply vessels built in Brazil at its af liate Navship yard in Navegantes, along with well-stimulation vessels, fast supply boats, a Norwegian-built PSV and the ice breaker Aiviq. The latter vessel is now working in Alaska. Chouest is expanding international orders to replace Jones Act tonnage that will soon return to the Gulf of Mexico after moving away during the U.S. drilling moratorium in the Gulf two years ago. That segment includes six boats under construction at Remontowa S.A. in Gdansk, Poland, and eleven vessels ? nine PSVs and two anchor handlers ? at Navship in Brazil. ECO also has four 194? fast-supply vessels that are under construction at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Loreauville, La., and are expected to work in the Gulf of Mexico. CANDIES PRODUCES OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELSAt Otto Candies LLC in Des Allemandes, LLC, president Paul Candies said ?from our yard in Houma, we?ll take delivery on a 280? dive support vessel in  rst-quarter 2013, under contract for Petrobras Brazil. Also from Houma, we?ll take delivery on a 290? PSV in the  rst quarter, under contract here in the Gulf. We have two more 290? PSVs under construction in Houma, one for delivery in third-quarter 2013 under contract for the Gulf of Mexico and one for delivery in second-quarter 2014.? Candies also insists, ?If necessary, we will expand our launch facility in Houma this year to accommodate larger vessels. Our staf ng should remain about the same in 2013.? He added, ?We will continue to expand our safety programs in 2013. Safety is the most important aspect of our activities.? Every Candies employee is authorized to stop a work activity if an unsafe situation is observed. ?We will continue to learn from 2012 and from every day,? Candies said. He said the company has a reputation for  nding new ways to tackle old problems. Candies has expanded its  eet beyond DP or dynamic positioning, offshore supply vessels and ocean tugs to state-of-the-art IMR or Inspection, Maintenance and Repair dive-support vessels. The company does pipeline and sub-sea inspections, repairs and installations with ROV or remotely operated vehicle-IMR equipped vessels, certi ed for saturation diving. Otto Candies also provides customers with marine and engineering consulting services. Using its high-horsepower, Z-Drive tugs, the  rm is experienced in TLP or Tension Leg Platform and SPAR (deep draft caisson-type vessel) tow-outs and offshore installations of drilling platforms. METAL SHARK BUILDS GOVERNMENT BOATS At Metal Shark Boats in Jeanerette, La., vice president Greg Lambrecht said ?our yard is currently working on a U.S. Coast Guard RB-SII 28 De ant Class, a USCG Cutter Boat Aton Large- 23? Courageous Class and a USCG Cutter Boat Aton Medium- 18? Relentless Class vessel. We?re working on a multinational riverine project- 24? Relentless Class; and multiple, foreign military projects; 24? through 45? patrol,  re and ambulance vessels and on multiple U.S. state and local police,  re and law enforcement vessels-18? through 45?.? Labrecht continued, ?Our 2013 projects are underway and/or planned. Recent infrastructure expansion allows us to meet all current and planned projects, and infrastructure enhancements will continue in 2013 in anticipation of The recent launch of the 299? PSV Ted Smith from Chouest Gulfport, MS shipyard, Gulf Ship 30 MNJanuary 2013 MN Jan2013 Layout 18-31.indd 30MN Jan2013 Layout 18-31.indd 301/2/2013 2:28:19 PM1/2/2013 2:28:19 PM