Corn Island Building Dump Scow, 180-foot Deck Barge

Corn Island Shipyard, situated on a 50-acre site at Ohio River Mile 734 near Grandview, Ind., currently has several vessels under construction, the largest of which is a dump scow the shipyard is building for service on the east coast, reports James Stricker, vice president of the shipyard.

The scow, which measures 312 feet by 54 feet by 25 feet, 6 inches, is expected to be delivered late in the second quarter of this year. It will be followed by two deck barges, one measuring 180 feet by 55 feet by 12 feet and the other 300 feet by 72 feet by 12 feet. The first is expected to be delivered early in the second quarter of this year, with the second following in the fourth quarter, Stricker said.

The shipyard’s backlog also includes a dump scow for Sterling Equipment and a 120- foot drydock for Canton Marine Towing.

“We are currently quoting several other vessels to fill in after the current backlog,” Stricker said.

Corn Island’s fabrication building has 106,000 square feet of fabrication space connected to a launchway capable of handling 600-foot-long by 108-foot-wide vessels. The shipyard is served by five overhead cranes and a magnetic gantry crane, in addition to several other gantry, crawler and all-terrain cranes. The facility also has a 1,200-ton, 40-foot hydraulic press.

The shipyard, which launched its first barge in 1991, specializes in the construction of custom barges and specialized marine structures. Corn Island Shipyard prides itself on the production of vessels with a high degree of automation, “employing a highly skilled workforce and offering in-house design and engineering, utilizing state-of-the-industry 2D and 3D design programs,” the company stated.

Featured photo caption: A 180-foot deck barge, being built for work on the inland waterways, undergoes final outfitting in Corn Island Shipyard’s fabrication building. (Photos courtesy of Corn Island Shipyard)