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Bollinger to Build Two

ECO Liftboats

Profile drawing of the Bollinger 245-ft Class

Liftboats.

Bollinger Shipyards and Edison

Chouest Offshore entered into an agree- ment that will propel Chouest into the liftboat market. The two 245-ft class lift- boats, Bollinger hull 515 and 516, are based on a Bollinger design that is

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed and USCG certified subchapter

L, meeting SOLAS/MARPOL require- ments. The vessels will be flagged U.S. and will primarily operate in the Gulf of

Mexico.

VT Halter to Build Fourth

NOAA Vessel

VT Halter Marine, Inc. will build another fisheries survey vessel (FSV) for the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NOAA exercised an option for about $30 million to build the fourth planned vessel under an existing contract.

Construction will begin in 2006 with delivery planned during the second half of 2008. The first ship in the class-Oscar

Dyson-was delivered on Jan. 5, 2005.

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