Thursday, January 24, 2008

Crowley boosts heavy lift fleet

Crowley Maritime ration has handed a construction contract to Gunderson Marine to build two heavy lift deck barges that will initially be deployed to the Gulf of Mexico.

This would take the US company’s heavy lift deck barge fleet to five, the company said. US-based Gunderson Marine, which built the first three barges in the series, will construct two Heavy Lift Series 455 deck barges. The barges have a 400 foot by 105-foot deck and are tailored for deep-water exploration and development. The barges offer increased stability for loads up to 4200 pounds per square foot in order to carry the larger offshore structures now being planned and engineered for deep-water projects.
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