Offshore staff
GALLIANO, Louisiana -- Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) plans to build several new anchor handling towing supply vessels (AHTS), and more than a dozen 85-m (280-ft) platform supply vessels (PSV) at its affiliated shipyards in the US. The vessels are scheduled to join the ECO domestic fleet within the next three years.
The new orders include seven ATHSs: two, (106-m) 348-ft, 21,000-hp new generation vessels; five, 88-m (288-ft), 16,000-hp units; and 14, 4,700-dwt PSVs. The vessels are scheduled for delivery between February 2007 and mid-2010.
The vessels will be built at ECO affiliated shipyards: North American Shipbuilding in Larose, Louisiana; North American Fabricators in Houma, Louisiana; and Gulfship in Gulfport, Mississippi.
"ECO continues to provide the new generation vessels that meet the requirements of the deepwater operators," says Gary Chouest, ECO president.
02/09/2007
