STX Marine Awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Contracts
STX Marine will provide the designs for two new contracts recently secured by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Fla.
The first contract is for a 310-ft Multi-Purpose Light Construction Vessel for Harvey Gulf International LLC. The new LCV300, to be named Harver Deep-Sea, will be an enhanced version of the STX Marine’s SV300 currently being constructed for Harvey Gulf Marine at Eastern Shipbuilding and will include accommodation for 71 persons; a 165 tonne AHC deck crane; moonpool; stern roller; helideck; fifi ll and ROV hangar.
The second contract is for the design of the PSV for the MARAD funded project to build five platform supply vessels for Boldini S.A in Brazil. The SV290 will have a deadweight of approximately 4500 tonnes and has been specifically tailored to meet the current Petrobras requirements.