ESG Building MPFSV for Harvey Gulf

Eastern Shipbuilding announced that on, Wednesday July 16, 2014, Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc. (HGIM) and Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) entered into a contract to construct a new Robert Allan, LTD. (RAL) RAmpage 6400 Multi-Purpose Field Support Vessel (MPFSV) at Eastern’s Panama City, Florida facilities.

This RAL design is designated RAmpage 6400 and Eastern Hull No. 234; the vessel will begin a 10 year charter when delivered in April, 2016.

Harvey Gulf is Eastern’s long term offshore vessel client; now contracting its 14th offshore vessel over the past 13 years. This contract continues Eastern’s long term commitment and history of being one of the most successful U.S. shipbuilders in the offshore marine shipbuilding industry. Eastern will continue to provide better services and grow its facilities along with its strong workforce of men and women who are always eager for the next new construction, conversion or repair challenge.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is very pleased again to be a part of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s ongoing growth specializing in towing drilling rigs and providing Offshore Supply and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels for deep-water water operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Harvey Gulf is founded on the premise that superior performance and safer operations provide our customers value and satisfaction.

Robert Allan, LTD (RAL) of Vancouver, B.C. will be providing this detailed MPFSV Hybrid design and engineering providing better diesel fuel efficiencies than typical vessels of the same class during various offshore operating conditions.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group is currently under contract constructing a total of ten vessels of similar size and complexity for customers here in the United States and in Brazil. These contracts maintain Eastern’s reputation for constructing and delivering vessels on-time and on-budget, and as one of the largest OSV/PSV and MPSV new construction shipyards in North America.