Hornbeck introduces new Jones Act-qualified MPSV
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) recently introduced a new multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet.
The new 370-ft HOS Centerline is Jones Act qualified and has an 8,000+ deadweight-ton capacity, which represents the largest and most diverse DP-2 classed offshore supply vessel in operation. The HOS Centerline is the only vessel in the world to have received United States Coast Guard certifications that allow it to conduct operation as a supply vessel, an industrial/construction vessel and as a petroleum and chemical tanker.
HOS Centerline’s sister-vessel, HOS Strongline will join the fleet in early 2010. Both vessels will be based at the HOS shore base facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
The new vessels have the capacity to transport more than 30,000 barrels of liquid drilling mud and fuel. One of the largest MPSVs afloat with 8,400 kw of propulsion and DP-2 capability, the vessels are designed to be able to continue cargo transfer operations during sea and weather conditions that prevent smaller vessels from working. The ships’ cargo deck is 240 ft by 58 ft and is complemented by an additional 30-ft by 58-ft of covered deck space. HOS Centerline has accommodations for up to 78 persons, in addition the vessel’s regular crew.
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