Gulf Island Shipyards to Build OSU Multi-Mission Research Vessel

摘要

GULF ISLAND SHIPYARDS, LLC, a subsidiary of publicly traded Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., has been awarded a contract by Oregon State University (OSU) to build a 193 ft x 41 ft multi-mission Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV). The contract contains an option for the construction of two additional vessels. OSU received the largest grant in its history—$121.88 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the construction of the first of three planned vessels approved by Congress for research in coastal regions of the continental U.S. and Alaska. When funding for the next two vessels is authorized, the total grant to OSU could increase to as much as $365 million.