FGH Announces Two N e w Contracts
Halter Marine, Inc. the vessel segment of Friede Goldman Halter, Inc.
announced that it has signed a contract with an undisclosed customer to build a 332 x 74 x 25 ft. (101.1 x 22.5 x 7.6 m), double-skin, clean oil tank barge with an estimated 80,000 BBL capacity. This vessel meets the requirements of the OPA 90. Double skin barges and tankers are gradually replacing the single skin fleet, and are more "environmentally friendly." This barge is similar in design to one currently under construction at the Halter Gulfport, Miss, facility.
Construction will begin at Halter's Gulfport, Miss, facility and take approximately 12 months. Although no new jobs will be created, the project is expected to sustain the facility's current workforce.
Anil Raj, COO said, "With multiple shipyards, our Halter Marine Company has the nation's largest experienced workforce and capacity for building double-skin barges. We are able to offer deliveries to meet the deadline and constraints of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990." The Shipbuilders Council of America (SBC), in its October 3, 2001. statement, echoed earlier warnings from the Maritime Cabotage Task Force and the National Defense Transportation Association's Sealift Committee that construction of double-hulled tankers must increase dramatically to avoid a shortage of US-flagged ships. It is anticipated that demand could exceed supply by as much as 24 percent in the next three years.
Friede and Goldman. Ltd. the design engineering segment of Friede Goldman Halter, has also been awarded a new contract with a major drilling contractor to perform the design engineering for the upgrade of a drilling unit. The upgrade includes a new cantilever beam design as well as reinforcement of the hull. The two new contracts will have a value of approximately $7.5 million.
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Content
- Setting A New Course page: 6
- Towards the Intelligent Engine page: 8
- High-Speed Debut on the Lakes page: 9
- FGH Announces Two N e w Contracts page: 10
- IZAR Races Ahead With New Transmed Ferry page: 12
- NASSCO Wins $ 7 0 8M T-AKE Contract page: 19
- Austal Wins Two Contracts page: 20
- CIT Takes Issue With Customs' Duty Calculation in Dry-Docking Case page: 21
- NORSHIPCO Weathers the Economic Storm page: 24
- Newport News Shipbuilding: A City Within A Shipyard page: 25
- Mobile Yard Stays Busy With Offshore Work page: 28
- Shiprepair Forum Changes to Reflect Current Events page: 30
- A&P Shipcare Stays Busy page: 32
- Cochin Shipyard Is Poised For Growth page: 33
- HSR Completes GLM Rig Upgrades page: 34
- Where Is the All-Electric Navy? page: 36
- Deepwater One Delivers $ 2 . 3B Proposal to USCG page: 44
- Cost Estimating: A Crucial Tool for Planning page: 46
- Taylor To Head Tidewater page: 48
- Brinson N e w N W C Chairman page: 48
- Marco Shipyard: Rolling With The Changes page: 51
- Bollinger Delivers Patrol Boat page: 58
- Tug Automation Control System Helps Eliminate False Alarms page: 61
- Keeping an Eye on Fuel Costs page: 67
- $120M NYC Ferry Deal Goes To Manitowoc Marine Group page: 73
- I M O Adopts Anti-Fouling Convention page: 75
- Security is Synonymous With Safety page: 76
- Liebherr Enjoys Success In Far East page: 82
