Bender Shipbuilding Repair Company News

Coffin World Water Systems has contracted to supply Heli-Sep Oily Water Separators for Rigdon Marine’s fleet of offshore supply vessels (OSVs). The first ten vessels are currently under construction at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company in Mobile, Ala., with deliveries scheduled to begin March 2004. HELI-SEP oily water separators reduce oil discharge to less than 15ppm. The separators are equipped with a self-cleaning polishing pack and permanent coalescing matrix that eliminates the need to replace filters. Each unit is shipped pre-pied and pre-wired to simplify installation.

Larry T. Rigdon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rigdon Marine, announced that the third of its 10 platform supply vessels — MV Royal — was christened and delivered for service. Royal was immediately deployed to begin work in the Gulf of Mexico. Mrs. Mathilde Currence, the wife of Richard Currence Jr., Vice President, Operations christened the Royal at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company., Inc. of Mobile, Alabama. Royal joins the company's two other vessels, the Bourbon and the Orleans, which are also working in the Gulf of Mexico. "We are extremely pleased that drilling and seismic companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico have vetted our vessels as being the most cost effective and operationally efficient ships available today," said Rigdon.