GD-Quincy Yard To Build $61-Million RO/RO Ship For Waterman Steamship

Apr 1, 1981 Page 95 153 words

Shipbuilding News

General Dynamics' Quincy division received a $61-million contract from Sun Ship to build a roll-on/roll-off vessel for Waterman Steamship Corporation. The item also summarizes other newbuilding work at Quincy and Sun Ship's wind-down of new construction.

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The Quincy (Mass.) shipbuilding division of General Dynamics Corporation has received a $61-million contract from Sun Ship Inc., Chester, Pa., to construct a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ship for Waterman Steamship Corporation of New York City. Sun had originally contracted with Waterman and the Maritime Administration for construction of three RO/ROs.

Other newbuilding contracts at the Massachusetts yard include a $60-million, coal-fired bulk coal carrier for New England Electric, and three oceangoing tank barges for Coastwise Shipping.

Winding down its new ship construction operations, Sun Ship recently contracted with Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, for construction of a $65-million dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and a $25-million bulk sugar barge for California & Hawaii Sugar Company. Sun's newbuilding orderbook now contains one products tanker for Sun Transport, and two additional RO/RO ships for Waterman.

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Company

General Dynamics Corporation shipbuilder, Quincy (Mass.) division
Sun Ship Inc. Chester, Pa. shipbuilder, contracting party
Waterman Steamship Corporation vessel owner, New York City
New England Electric collier owner
Coastwise Shipping tank barge owner
Bath Iron Works shipbuilder, Bath, Maine
California & Hawaii Sugar Company bulk sugar barge owner
Sun Transport products tanker owner

Organization

Maritime Administration original contracting party
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge customer

Transcribed from the April 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.