Hudson Shipbuilders, Inc. (HUDSHIP) of Pascagoula, Miss., has announced that it has signed a multimillion-dollar, six-vessel contract with Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation of New Orleans. This new contract represents HUDSHIP's second major order it has received from Gulf Fleet Marine.
The six vessels consist of four 185-foot by 40-foot by 14-foot offshore supply vessels and two 112-foot by 26-foot by 10-foot offshore utility vessels. The 112-foot utility vessels are presently under construction at HUDSHIP's East Bank facility, and the 185-foot supply vessels will be constructed at HUDSHIP's new West Bank facility, also located in Pascagoula.
Pictured at contract signing are Wendle Huddleston (left), president of HUDSHIP, and Richard Currence, president of Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation.