The following is the text of a news release from Elliott Bay Design Group:
(NEW ORLEANS) — Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), a leading naval architecture and marine engineering firm with offices in Seattle and Ketchikan, recently announced the delivery into service of Cape Horn, a specialty oilfield vessel that it designed. EBDG partnered with Gulf of Mexico operator SeaMar LLC and Gulf Island Marine Fabricators on the class design and production engineering for the ship.
"We would like to congratulate our valued client, Darrel Plaisance of SeaMar LLC, on the delivery of their EB-220CC and the shipyard on a fine build," stated Gulf Coast general manager Keith Keller.
The design of Cape Horn was developed from concept to production in EBDG's Gulf Coast office and features an innovative tank farm unique to specialty design oilfield vessels. EBDG provided full design services including structural, mechanical, piping and outfitting design, and served as the primary point of contact for all regulatory body requests for information.
EBDG credits great teamwork, communication and project management expertise for the successful journey of Cape Horn from design to delivery and looks forward to a continued relationship with SeaMar LLC and delivering its next vessel, Cape Cod, into service.
ABOUT ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) is an employee-owned company with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan that provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services to owners, operators and shipyards across the country. With a focus on responsiveness, EBDG delivers designs that are better to build and better to operate. For more information, visit www.ebdg.com.