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Heinen & Hopman subsidiary LeBlanc & Associates was awarded the contract to supply the HVAC-R for an oceanographic research vessel, to[ds_preview] be built by Gulf Island Shipyards for the Oregon State University.

Oregon State University has just received a grant of 121.88 mill. $ from the National Science Foundation to spearhead the construction of a new class of research vessels for the United States Academic Research Fleet. The first vessel is slated to be operated by OSU for research missions focusing on the U.S. West Coast.

This new class of modern well-equipped ships is essential to support research encompassing marine physical, chemical, biological and geologic processes in coastal waters.