By: LARRY PEARSON Larry Pearson is a freelance writer based in Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.A. Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. (HOS), Covington, Louisiana, U.S.A., has taken a huge step forward in liquid cargo delivery with its introduction of a pair of 116.1 m by 21.9 m vessels with 4923 m3 capacity liquid mud and equally impressive amounts […]
The Three R’s of Boat Building
By: Larry Pearson is a freelance writer based in Metaire, Louisiana, U.S.A. While there is still plenty of supply boat new construction, much of it is the completion of multi-boat contracts awarded a couple of years ago. Today the “buzz” is the total rebuilding of existing vessels. Engine repowers, in many cases, are completed in order […]