Offshore staff

SINGAPORE -- EZRA Holdings Ltd.'s Lewek Shipping Pty. Ltd. ordered a $8.8 million, 300-ft accommodation work and crane barge from Labroy Shipbuilding Offshore Ltd. Delivery is expected 1Q07.

"Construction and pre-fabrication work on infrastructure can be undertaken in our Vietnamese base, then transported and assembled on-site by our vessels." says Lionel Lee, Ezra's managing director.

"Our offshore construction is poised to provide a comprehensive onestop service solution to infrastructure needs not only in greenfields, but also in brownfields in terms of work on or upgrading existing aging structures and platforms."

8/2/06