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Horizon Shipbuilding2012 Shaping to be a Good Year Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., has recorded a busy 2012 to date, with multiple launches, facilities upgrades, and several new orders from both long-term as well as new customers. Between vessels repairs, conversions, new vessel launches and deliveries and putting the finishing touches on its $5m facilities upgrades, Horizon has emerged as a state-of-the-art shipyard for its size in the U.S. Recently Horizon Shipbuilding launched two new towboats in the same day, Florida Marine Transporters Dale Artigue and Canal Barge Company?s Eugenie J. Huger, using its 660 ton Travelift. Horizon has completed a multitude of repair jobs,large and small, in nearly every material, from fiberglass to aluminum to steel. Currently eight vessels are under construction; two vessels are undergoing major repairs and another is going through a major conversion. Florida Marine Transporters has entrusted Horizon to build for its fleet of large, powerful towboats. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Horizon con- tracts to build its two newest vessels, a 58-ft. towboat and a 114-ft. towboat. Also under construction are a pair of 74-ft. towboats for Canal Barge Company. Damen Patrol Boat Delivered to Albanian Coast Guard The second of a series of four Damen Stan Patrol Ves- sels 4207 ? Oriku ? has been finalized in the Pashali- man Shipyard in Vlorë (Albania) and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard. The third Stan Patrol Vessel (SPa) ? Lisus ? is presently under construction. The Spa?s were ordered by the Albanian Ministry of Defense for patrol duties and S&R missions in the territorial wa- ters. The project included extensive knowledge transfer and the reconstruction of a naval shipyard. The first ship of the Stan Patrol 4207 project was built in the Nether- lands and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard in Au- gust 2008. The project also included the thorough reconstruction of the Vlorë Naval Shipyard and the building of a new assembly hall, in which vessels as large as 60m can be built. Both projects were handledby Damen Services. The operation has been carried out under the late ORET program of the Dutch Ministry ofForeign Affairs. Its objective was to support sustainable investment in infrastructural projects in developing countries. Under the Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) concept the complete, prefabricated material packages for the construction hall and the patrol vessel were sent to Albania. The standardiaed material pack- ages can be used to build a Damen-designed vessel ac- cording to the builder?s own wishes and requirements and at a shipyard in the customers? country. August 2012www.marinelink.com 73Bayou La Batre-based Horizon Shipbuilding has had astrong start to 2012. MR#8 (66-73) REAL:MR Template 8/9/2012 12:08 PM Page 73