Merry Christmas! On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping and so on, all the way back to that partridge in a pear tree from day one of the old festive carol. But not here, as, for the fourth year in a […]
Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. is to complete the two multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) that had been at the center of its recently settled lawsuit with Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards LLC (GIS).
Hornbeck Offshore said today that it has now entered a final agreement that will see the surety provider under that contract take possession of the two MPSVs and complete their construction at a shipyard to be mutually...
Bay Houston Towing Company of Galveston, Texas, recently took delivery of a new escort tug from Gulf Island Shipyards of Louisiana. George M is the final one in a series ..
For duly certified shipbuilders, a military contract provides a lifeline when clients in other industries are in free fall. Just ask the principals of the shipyards division of Houston-based Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.
The Navy exercised options that awarded the company’s Houma, La.-based Gulf Island Shipyards LLC a two-year, $129.9-million contract this spring to build two additional Navajo-class (T-ATS) towing, salvage and rescue vessels. The new contract swelled the company’s backlog to an...
Shipyards across the U.S. remain open for business in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. While these companies respect the virus’s propensity to create havoc and death and spread like a prairie fire, boats have to be built and delivered. The key is working smart.
“We are open for business but being very diligent as we look out for the safety of our employees,” said Chris Vaccari, executive vice president, Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La. “To date we have no reported cases of Covid 19. We are...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/shipyards-in-operation-during-pandemic/
In late 2019, Portland Spirit Cruises & Events was on track to have either its best year in 25 years or its second best. And sales for 2020 “are off to an excellent start,” Dan Yates, president of the Oregon dining and sightseeing cruise company, said late last year.
Even though the region is trade dependent on the Pacific Rim, the economy is holding up well. Unemployment and interest rates are low. Both the corporate and public sides of the business have been strong. His biggest challenge — and...
In 2017, The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), Houston, was awarded a five-year Indefinite Deliverable contract with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). TSGI was tasked to provide the detail design of a 293’x66’x16′ double-ended diesel-electric ferry with energy storage capable of carrying 495 passengers and 70 cars, providing service from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula.
The ferry is currently being built at Gulf Island Shipyards in Jennings, La. TSGI is providing construction...
Shipyards that sign military contracts to build for Uncle Sam’s Navy, Coast Guard and even the Army and Air Force usually have a financial leg up over those that don’t. Many such contracts run into the millions of dollars, some into billions of dollars.
The government doesn’t just give these contracts away, however. Shipyards, building in steel or aluminum, have to learn how to deal with the military construction guidelines laid out by the government.
“If you can’t perform on a military contract...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/military-contracts-help-keep-shipyards-in-operation/
Further MacGregor deck machinery destined for heavy-duty naval operations
CARGOTEC CORPORATION, 3 JULY 2019 AT 10 AM EEST – MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply repeat packages of deck machinery equipment for two new US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) T-ATS class vessel under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana, US.
These orders, with a combined value of circa €8 million, were booked into Cargotec’s second quarter order intake and the equipment is...
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.’s shipyard division — Gulf Island Shipyards — has delivered the 98’6″x42’8″x16’5″ Connolly M, a Z-Tech 30-80 terminal/escort tug, to Bay Houston Towing Co.
The Connelly M was designed by Robert Allan Ltd, Vancouver, British Columbia, and built at Gulf Island’s Jennings, La. facilities. The vessel will be operated by G&H Towing for Houston-based Bay Houston.
Main propulsion comes from twin Caterpillar 3516 E Tier 4 diesels, producing 3,386 hp at 1,800 rpm each. The...