Conrad Shipyard hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC June 2 at its shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana. The steel is for three 7,100-cubic-yard… Read More
Shipyards
The latest news from inland and Gulf Coast shipyards, constructing towboats, barges and specialty equipment for today’s inland marine industry. Contract news, shipyard expansions, towboat deliveries and more.
For years, said Neal Langdon, executive vice president of Arcosa Marine Products Inc., proponents of container-on-barge (COB) have had difficulty persuading stakeholders to invest in shoreside COB assets because they… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., announced May 14 that its first-quarter net income totaled $705,000, or 14 cents per diluted share, up from $414,000 or 8 cents per diluted… Read More
Vessel Repair, a shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, located on the Sabine-Neches Ship Channel, has announced being awarded a patent for the hull of its Pacesetter class of pushboats. The… Read More
Morgan City, La.-based Conrad Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony April 16 for the 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge the company is building for Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD)… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the latest round of grant awards through its Small Shipyard Grant Program. MarAd awarded $19.6 million in grants to 31… Read More
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards announced April 19 the acquisition of the shipyard division assets and long-term contracts of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. The acquisition includes a 437-acre waterfront facility in… Read More
Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., announced March 24 it had delivered a 240- by 60- by 14-foot deck barge to Ashton Marine LLC, a marine transportation company based in Muskegon,… Read More
Although its staff of 10 naval architects and marine engineers may be small, JMS Naval Architects has projects with a worldwide reach. JMS is based in Mystic, Conn., and most… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, Greenville, Miss., currently has under construction a 120- by 34- by 11-foot, twin-screw towboat designed by Farrell & Norton Naval Architects. The retractable-pilothouse boat will have 3,400… Read More
