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8 MTR March 2007 online @ MTROnline is updated every other week, and is distributed free to subscribers. Visit www.seadiscovery.com to subscribe to our e-newsletter, or visit the site to find these recent additions. www.seadiscovery.com Bourbon Orders 46 Vessels for $740m Bourbon is again expanding its fleet with an order for 46 new vessels for an aggregate contract price of nearly $740m. Forty-four of the vessels will be built in the Sinopacific shipyards in China, with the West Atlantic Shipyard in Nigeria tapped to build two. The 46 new vessels in fact represents 3 new series of vessels: • 28 AHTS GPA 254 supply and anchor- handling tugs with 80 tons traction 14 PSV GPA 654 platform supply ves- sels with 1600 tons deadweight Both of these series are equipped with diesel-electric propulsion, classes DP2 and FiFi1. Also, one series of four PSV, Ulstein PX105 MACS supply vessels, 4400 tons dwt, 88.8 m long, with the X-BowM and the PG-MACST system. This new series is the culmination of the optimization of the design of the P105 and PX105 models, four of which are under construction for Bourbon, while four oth- ers have already proven their operational value in the Bourbon fleet since 2005. Each is equipped with diesel electric propulsion, classes DP2 and FiFi1, and a double hull. Bourbon's Offshore Division has 110 supply vessels on order. The Hunt for O&G Off New Zealand L & M Petroleum launched its 2007 exploration for oil and gas with a seismic data survey to define future well locations in the southern waters of New Zealand. L&M Petroleum is reportedly carrying out seismic surveying and well drilling, con- centrating on its Waiau permit in Western Southland. (Source: www.stuff.co.nz) New USGS Publication The USGS announced publication of Open-File Report 2006-1046, Surficial Sediment Character of the New York-New Jersey Offshore Continental Shelf Region: a GIS Compilation, by Williams, S.J., Arsenault, M.A., Poppe, L.J., Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M. and Jenkins, C.J. The report is available on-line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1046 Marine Technology Reporter News Feed Subscribe to Marine Technology Reporter’s FREE News feed to get the latest undersea technology news delivered directly to your e-mail. www.seadiscovery.com SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the print or electronic edition of MTR by visiting www.seadiscov- ery.com, or e-mail Kathleen Hickey at mtrcirc@marinelink.com POST & SEARCH JOBS MTR JOBS listings are updated weekly and help match employers with qualified employees. Post a position or keep abreast of new employment oppor- tunities at www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ mtJob.aspx ADVERTISE MTR offers a number of print and electronic adver- tising packages. To see our editorial calendar and advertising rates, visit www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ mtMagazine.aspx?mnl2=l2 advertising SUBMIT EDITORIAL MTR invites you to submit company news and events for publication on-line and in print. Visit www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ mtStories.aspx?PostStory= new DIRECTORY LISTINGS MTR manages and publish- es a number of industry directories online and in print. Search for a supplier or register your company for a free listing at www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ mtDirectory.aspx EVENTS CALENDAR MTR maintains a list of upcoming industry events. Search an event or post information on your event at www.seadiscovery.com/mt/ MTCalendar2.aspx A New Reader Found @ UI! Underwater Intervention 2007 was again held in New Orleans in late January, after a one- year, hurricane-damage-induced hiatus to Tampa, Fla. in 2006. By all accounts, the event was a success, particularly for Marine Technology Reporter (MTR), which you can see was read by everyone onhand! To get your free subscription to MTR, you don’t have to don a mermaid costume, simply visit www.seadiscovery.com MTR#2 (1-16).qxd 3/1/2007 9:44 AM Page 10
