GALLERY: ‘Bravante VI’ Platform Supply Vessel Launched

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. last week held the christening and launching of the M/V BRAVANTE VI for Boldini S.A., BRAVANTE GROUP of Brazil.

This is the second vessel in a series of five. The event was held on August 5, 2013 at Eastern’s Nelson Street Facility with hundreds of Eastern’s Employees and Guests.

Attending from Bravante were Renato and Regina Nascimento, Nuno Neves and Rubia Amaral, William Grutter, Cristiana Marsillac and Luis Harduim along with several  members that traveled from Brazil witnessing the launch of the second of five Platform Supply Vessels under contract with Eastern.

The first vessel the BRAVANTE V was launched in March of 2013.

STX Canada Marine provided the design which is the basis for the very successful and proven Eastern Shipbuilding “Tiger Shark Class” series. Seven  other Offshore Supply Vessels in this series have been delivered to Eastern’s clients and have already proven themselves in worldwide operations.,

Eastern currently has over 1500 employees, and expects to add more than 200 new employees in all shipbuilding trades to fulfill future contracts.