Two shipbuilders land contracts

VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., and Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Fla., each were chosen to build eight offshore supply vessels for Covington, La.-based Hornbeck Offshore Services, according to the company. The Mississippi Press reports that Hornbeck's contracts with the two companies for 16 vessels is valued at some $720 million. (Source: Mississippi Press, 11/17/11)