Server: Microsoft-IIS/2.0 Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 17:58:05 GMT Content-Type: text/html Accept-Ranges: bytes Last-Modified: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 11:48:01 GMT Content-Length: 11147 Halter Marine Group, Inc. - About Halter


 




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Halter Marine Group, Inc., with headquarters in Gulfport, Miss., is the world's most versatile shipbuilder, having designed, built, repaired or converted over 2,000 vessels. No other shipbuilder comes close to this achievement.

There are many reasons for this success, but perhaps the greatest is Halter's ability to deliver high quality vessels, on-time, within contract price and without concern of shipyard financial stability. That stability rests on the rock-solid financial and management record of the company which in September 1996, became a new public company whose stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange. The company reported fiscal year revenues of $406.7 million and a $570 backlog as of June 30, 1997.

The Halter Marine Group has one of the most experienced design and engineering teams in the world. We have designed hundreds of vessels for commercial, military, government and pleasure boat customers. Just some of the vessels designed by this team and built by Halter's 17 shipyards are: Supply Boats; Crew Boats; Tugs; Double Hull Ocean Going Barges; Tow Boats; Ferries; Dinner/Cruise and Casino Vessels; Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research Ships; Patrol Boats; Logistic Support Vessels and Landing Craft; RO/RO's; Special Operations Boats; Fishing and Trawler/Processing Ships; Fire, Rescue and Pollution Control Boats and Ships; Utility Boats; Pilot Boats; Mooring Launches; Surface Effect and SWATH vessels, and beautiful yachts.

We build in steel, aluminum and composites. The experience gained from designing and building such a wide variety of vessels pays dividends to its customers in every vessel we build. What is developed, learned and applied to one type of vessel, is applied to others when applicable. This knowledge and innovation is another reason for Halter's great success and industry leadership.

Our large production capacity lies in its 20 U. S. shipyards, all of which are located in temperate climate close to the Gulf of Mexico. This is the most active and productive shipbuilding region in the United States. Our approximately 5,000 shipbuilders come from generations of craftsmen who are highly skilled and motivated and not bound by restrictive work rules.

In addition to our corporate and engineering office buildings in Gulfport, Miss., the company operates two shipyards in Moss Point, Miss., one in Pascagoula, Miss., one in Gulfport, Miss., and another in Pearlington, Miss. We operate three shipyards in the New Orleans area where Halter Marine was founded, one in Lockport, La., and own another in Panama City, Fla., which was inactive when acquired and will be re-opened when warranted.

Halter recently acquired Texas Drydock, Inc., now known as TDI-HALTER, Inc. which operates six shipyards in Southeast Texas which specialize in the construction, conversion and repair of mobile offshore drilling units.

In July 1997, Halter announced an agreement to purchase Bludworth Bond Shipyard, Inc. which operates a shipyard in Houston and another in Texas City, Tex. which specialize in ship repair and conversion. When the purchase is completed, subject to certain conditions, the Bludworth Bond shipyards will become the 18th and 19th shipyards of Halter Marine Group, Inc.

We are also active internationally with co-production and technology transfer programs, having successfully completed one in South America, with another underway now in the Philippines.

Advanced technology and methods are employed such as computer aided design and manufacturing, modular construction and zone outfitting. Modern sandblasting and painting processes are used and Halter meets or exceeds the standards set by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

We build to the rules and regulations of the U. S. Coast Guard, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Lloyds, Net Norske Veritas and IMO. We also build double hull vessels that meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Some Halter shipyards are equipped with specialized machinery for building custom components. This allows us to supply our sister shipyards with these items, helping to reduce costs and equipment redundancy.

Halter is the United States' largest producer of advanced diesel-electric vessels and it has built vessels with propulsion systems ranging from propellers and paddlewheels to water jets and steerable Z-Pellers and cycloidal propulsion.

Because of our huge production capacity and financial strength, we enjoy great purchasing power which gives us priority and advantage over others when buying critical equipment and components.

Halter doesn't just design and build vessels. We have dry docks and large graving docks and shipways for repair and conversion. One of our facilities cleans and gas frees vessels while meeting the strictest safety and environmental requirements.

We have built vessels for hundreds of customers including individual owner-operators, large and small companies, multi-national corporations and sovereign nations. We use modern administrative systems and techniques and employ highly skilled specialists to control production and materials. We are able, qualified and experienced in handling the most discrete and sensitive government projects.

We offer a full range of customer services including: training programs in the U. S. or the customer's country in native languages; warranty and spare parts service; "kitting" of pre-cut vessels for in-country assembly, and co-production programs.

 

 

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