529 November 2008

Bollinger Delivers First Spec Boat

The first of Bollinger's Gulf of Mexico class OSVs on sea trials.
Photo and GA courtesy of Bollinger Shipyards

In late October, Bollinger Shipyard announced that they had sold two 193-foot offshore-supply vessels to Odyssea Marine (www.odysseamarine.com). The first boat, Odyssea Champion, has already gone to work with the second boat, Odyssea Defender, delivering in December. In accordance with the original plan the boats were sold to the successful bidder after the completion of the first vessel. This was Bollinger’s way of dealing with the prices of materials that were still escalating at an unpredictable rate making effective advance bidding virtually impossible. Specifics of the contract terms and conditions were not made available.

The DP1 Gulf of Mexico-class boats, one of two designs that Bollinger has under construction, have a 40-foot beam and 15-foot molded depth on their 193-foot length. They will be powered by a pair of Tier 2 Cummins QSK50-M main engines turning 78x66-inch propellers through Twin Disc MGX5600 gears with 5.76:1 ratios. A Tier 2, Cummins QSK19 engine powers the single 600 hp Schottel bow thruster. Two Tier 2 Cummins QSM11 engines power a pair of 250 kW generators and an additional Tier 2 QSK19 powers the Crane Demmng fire pump.

Download specifications in pdf format.

For further information:

Robert A. Socha
Executive V-P Sales and Marketing
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
Lockport, Louisiana
Phone: 985 532 2554
Fax: 985 532 7225
E-mail: RobertS@bollingershipyards.com
Web: www.bollingershipyards.com

Calvin Klotz
V-P Marine Division
Cummins Mid-South, Inc.
110 E. Airline Hwy.
Kenner, LA 70062
U.S.A.
Phone: 504 468 3535
Fax: 504 465 3408
E-mail: Calvin.B.Kotz@Cummins.com

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