Marine News, June 2005

<BODY> <div> September 15, 2005 will see the addition of yet another in Bordelon Marine's growing fleet of off- shore supply vessels that make their owner's leaders in the mini-supply and mega-mini supply class of vessels. With hefty day rates and diverse require- ments in the Gulf of Mexico oil fields, Bordelon has been developing its fleet to provide these vessels that are smaller than the standard OSV, but large enough to meet their clients' needs at more competitive rates than the big boats have to charge. Founded in 1979, the company has three 110-foot utility boats that provide a variety of services from dive tenders to oceanographic surveys and produc- tion support. In 2001 they took delivery of three Cummins-powered 150 x 36-ft. mini-off-shore sup- ply vessels from Bollinger Shipyards. These boats have proven themselves in the Gulf oil industry. Their success has sent Bordelon back to Bollinger and Cummins for a slightly larger 163 x 36 ft. ver- sion. The extra 13 feet of length will allow the new boat, Sarah Bordelon and her sistership Marcelle Bordelon, to be delivered at the end of October 2005, significantly larger capacities while still maintaining the competitive day rates. Open after deck dimensions on the new vessels will be 115 x 32 ft. compared to 95 x 32 ft. on the mini-supply vessels. The 163-ft. mega-minis will carry up to 506 tons on deck, 57,200 gallons of fuel, 50,400 gallons (1200 barrels) of liquid mud and 64,200 gallons of potable water. They will each be powered, like their predecessors, by a pair of Cum- mins KTA38-M0 main engines each developing 750 hp at 1800 rpm. As with the highly successful 150-ft vessels, the 163-footers will have two Cummins- powered 99 kW generator sets and Cummins NT855 350 hp bow thruster. In addition to the usual suite of electronic navigational aides the new vessels will be equipped with Beier IVC2000 sets making them DP1 capable. Circle 3 on Reader Service Card Philippines Builds Slice Technology for GOM U.S. Design, Philippines Built and Mexican Owned Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) designs have been around for some time and have met with acceptance in applications that require a stable high speed platform capable of operating in rugged sea conditions. More recently, Lockheed Martin has developed an advanced form. Company documentation explains, "Patented by Lockheed, the fast variant was dubbed Slice, because it slices through the water without making waves. The inno- vation lies in the arrangement of the Slice's buoyan- cy — while a standard SWATH has two Coke-bottle- shaped hulls running the full length of the ship, Slice 4• MarineNews • June, 2005 NEWS Circle 207 on Reader Service Card Directory of companies given editorial coverage in this edition of MarineNews. John Krevey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 AAPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Al Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Aleut Northwest Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Andrew St. Germain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Anthony R. Coscia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Bernadette Castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Bill Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Bisso Salvage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Bordelon Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Brett Dungan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Capt. John Falvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Cargil Marine and Terminal . . . . . . . . . . .24 Charles C. Deroko, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Christine Gregoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 CHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Col. Richard J. Polo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Crowley Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Cummins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Dale Sause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Danny McNease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 David R. Dugas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Davis Consulting Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Detroit Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Dick Sundholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Don Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Donald Boysie Bollinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Donjon Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Edison Chouest Offshore . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 FarSounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 FBMA Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Freeport McMoRan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Gary LaGrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 30 Golding Barge Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 30 Gordon England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Guarina & Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Gulf Intracoastal Waterways . . . . . . . .24, 26 Harris Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Harvey Gulf International . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Harvey Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Horizon Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hornbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Huntley Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Island Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Jachob Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 James J. Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Jim Parm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Kirby Inland Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Kristen Posey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Kurt Nagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 LeTourneau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Lockheed Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 19 Marinette Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 MAS industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Master Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 MTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Paul E. Mauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 31 Perforadora Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Pete Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Port of New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 30 R. Barry Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Raymond Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 26 Rick Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 28 Rowan Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sam Leimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Steve Golding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 30 Steve Roppoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Steven P. Valerius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Stratos Global Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Tim Ivory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Todd Hornbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Trinity Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 31 Waterways Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 The Index Bordelon: Growth in the Gulf Vessel pictured is a representation of the 163-ft. Mega-Mini Supply boat building at Bollinger. 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