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First GPA-Designed Hopper Dredge Barge Launched for ACP

The first of five hopper barges, developed by Seattle-based Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) was launched at Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) PERU S.A. In 2010, GPA was awarded a project to deliver design and engineering services for five barges owned by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) as a result of a contract signed between ACP and SIMA.