The head of a family-owned shipbuilding company says a massive new shipyard planned for Houma will begin production early next year. Gary Chouest, head of Edison Chouest Offshore, says the company intends to start assembling a vessel at the LaShip shipyard in January. The LaShip development is expected to create 1,000 jobs. Edison Chouest, one of the Gulf’s largest oilfield service firms, now has more than 180 vessels in its fleet with an emphasis on deepwater operations.
Houma shipyard to start in January
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