Saturday, November 8, 2008

Bollinger sells two speculative OSVs with plans to build ten more

Bollinger Shipyards, USA, has sold two of its 193 Class OSVs to Odyssea Marine.

The speculative vessels measure 58.8 metres by 12.2 metres by 4.5 metres and both vessels were built at Bollinger’s Lockport facility. The first vessel will be going to work in the US Gulf on delivery while the second will be delivered in mid December. Bollinger is also building ten 64-metre DP2 Solus OSVs at the shipyard in Louisiana. The first unit is scheduled to deliver at the end of March 2009, with additional deliveries every 45 days. The vessels are being built on speculation and Robert Socha, Bollinger’s executive vice president of sales and marketing said that the company was open to discussions with interested parties. “But we are not in the position to give a firm fixed number, or an indication until we are near completion with the first hull.” The Bollinger 210 measures 64.01 metres by 17.07 metres by x 5.49 metres. It is classed ABS +A1, +AMS, Oceans Service, +DPS 2, Solas, Subchapter L Offshore Supply Vessel.
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