Halter Marine, Inc., and Zapata Marine Service, Inc. have signed a contract for the construction of four 185-foot tug/supply boats.
The new vessels will be the first supply boats to be built by Halter for Zapata. All will be built at Halter's Moss Point, Miss., division and will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 1982.
Each will be 185 feet in length, with a 40-foot beam and 14-foot depth. Thev will each be powered by two EMD16-645-E6 engines developing 3,900 hp and will be equipped to carry bulk mud and perform a variety of towing and anchor-handling functions.
The new boats will be named Palmas Service, Trafalgar Service, Falcon Service, and Sable Service.
Halter Marine, Inc. owns and operates a group of shipyards in the Southeastern United States and is the world's largest builder of supply boats for the offshore oil and gas industry.
, Inc. is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry. The company owns and operates 10 shipyards in the Southeastern United States
the sale of Samson rope systems and mooring systems for the heavy marine and industrial and the offshore markets. His territory will include the Southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. He will be based at the Houston, Texas, office of Samson Ocean Systems, Inc. William
for improved maneuverability during loading and offloading. Halter Marine Services owns and operates 10 shipyards in the Southeastern United States and is the world's largest builder of offshore supply vessels
Marine, Inc. is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil industry. The company owns and operates 10 shipyards in the Southeastern United States, and builds a wide variety of vessels including crewboats, tugs, utility boats, fishing vessels, and oceanographic research vessels
classed, 100A launch. They were built at the Chalmette, La., Division of Halter Marine, Inc., one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter in the Southeastern United States. Halter is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry
. The Charleston was built at the Moss Point, Miss., Division of Halter Marine, one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter in the Southeastern United States. Halter is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry
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. The vessel was constructed at the New Orleans division of Halter Marine, Inc., one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter in the Southeastern United States
. The new crewboats were built by Halter's Chalmette, La., division, one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by Halter Marine in the Southeastern United States
been responsible for a production center employing approximately 17,000 people. Halter Marine, Inc. owns and operates 10 shipyards in the Southeastern United States, and is the world's largest builder of supply vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry
Panama Canal transit. The vessel was built by Halter's Moss Point, Miss, division, one of 10 shipyards owned and operated by the company in the Southeastern United States. Halter Marine is the world's largest builder of supply boats for the offshore 011 and gas industry
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