Signal gets contract

MOBILE, Ala. -- Signal International's ship repair yard in Mobile has been awarded a $4.5 million contract to repair and drydock a Navy tanker, the 615-foot-long USNS Lawrence H. Gianella. The ship will arrive at Signal Ship Repair facility in May and stay for 45 days. The ship is a Military Sealift Command vessel that normally delivers petroleum for the Defense Department. It is managed by Houston, Texas-based Ocean Ships, Inc. Signal plans to hire as many as 150 employees to repair the ship, starting at the beginning of May. (Source: al.com, 03/28/14)