Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine is building a series of what it calls the fastest offshore oil and gas support ships ...

Seabulk Offshore Ltd., a Hvide Marine company ... crewboats were acquired from Gulf Boat Marine Services, Inc. of Cameron, La., and have been assigned to Seabulk's home port in Lafayette, La.

Sea trials demonstrate maximum speed exceeding 53 knots under operational load. The vessels are based on an SES (surface effect ship) design and each is powered by four 16-cylinder MTU Series 2000M72 ...