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58 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? SEPTEMBER 2013 BAE Systems continues to support the offshore energy market as it expands new construction efforts and main- tenance, repair, overhaul and conversion operations at its shipyards in Mobile, Ala., and Jacksonville, Fla. Earlier this year, BAE Systems began construction on the Þ rst of two platform supply vessels for GulfMark Americas, Inc. The 300-Class DP2 vessels are de- signed by MMC Ship Design and Ma-rine Consulting, Ltd. of Poland and will be based on similar platform supply vessels currently under construction for GulfMark abroad. The green vessels will be U.S. ß agged and will support the an- ticipated future demand in the Gulf of Mexico offshore market and other areas around the world and will be delivered in 2014.The company also commenced con-struction on two of the four platform supply vessels it?s building for Jackson Offshore Holdings, LLC. The vessels, which will support multiyear contracts in the Gulf of Mexico for Jackson, will be qualiÞ ed under the U.S. Jones Act and will measure 252 x 60 ft.. Deliveries are scheduled for 2014 and 2015. ?There are numerous opportunities in the oil patch and a host of shipyards that can meet the demand,? said Rich-ard McCreary, vice president and gen- eral manager of BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards. ?However, our customers recognize our commitment to safety and quality and our reputation for high-qual-ity workmanship meets their stringent requirements. Dealing with a large sta- ble, Þ nancially strong organization such as BAE Systems is equally important.? The company?s Mobile shipyard is ad- jacent to the 42 foot deep ship channel on Mobile Bay ? providing direct access to and from the Gulf of Mexico and ma-jor shipping lanes. The Gulf Coast operation is an estab-lished expert in blue-water ship repairs and conversions, including those from commercial ß eets, cruise ships and ves- sels that serve the U.S. defense cargo market. The shipyard also has experience in the repair and conversion of drilling rigs and semi-submersibles serving the offshore energy industry. It offers drydock and heavy-lift capacity for the largest ships trading in and around the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region with signiÞ cant pier space, industrial fabrication capa-bility and marine fabrication equipment and systems. The Jacksonville yard is located two miles from the Atlantic Ocean, at the in- tersection of the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The Workboat Edition BAE Systems? Mobile shipyard is adjacent to the 42 foot deep ship channel on Mobile Bay with direct access to and from the GOM. BAE Yards busy with PSV newbuilds, ship repairs MR #9 (58-65).indd 58MR #9 (58-65).indd 589/6/2013 8:51:31 AM9/6/2013 8:51:31 AM