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Conrad Launches Drydock For Biblia New 500-ton drydock was designed by JMS Naval Architects.

Conrad Launches Drydock For Biblia

July 11, 2021

Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, La., has launched a 500-ton-capacity floating drydock for Biblia Marine Towing & Transportation of Savannah, Ga. The drydock was designed by JMS Naval Architects. Read More

Conrad To Build Damen Multi Cats For GLDD Conrad Shipyard will construct two Multi Cats under a license agreement with Damen Shipyards Group.

Conrad To Build Damen Multi Cats For GLDD

July 9, 2021

Conrad Shipyard will begin construction this week on the first of two Damen Multi Cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. Damen Shipyards Group, based in the… Read More

Shipbuilders Council Of America Names Recipients Of Maritime Leadership Awards

June 21, 2021

During its annual meeting, members of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association that represents the shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry in the United States, named two… Read More

Bankrupt Marine Builders Equipment Sold At Auction

June 15, 2021

Equipment belonging to Marine Builders, a 49-year-old marine construction company based in Utica, Ind., was auctioned May 28 by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The company filed… Read More

Conrad Cuts Steel For GLDD Dump Scow Barges From left: Dan Gaiennie, GLDD director of new builds engineering; Earl Johnson, Conrad project manager; Ben Myers, GLDD project engineer; Brett Wolbrink, Conrad executive vice president and chief operating officer; and Robert Scully Jr., Conrad general manager.

From left: Dan Gaiennie, GLDD director of new builds engineering; Earl Johnson, Conrad project manager; Ben Myers, GLDD project engineer; Brett Wolbrink, Conrad executive vice president and chief operating officer; and Robert Scully Jr., Conrad general manager.

Conrad Cuts Steel For GLDD Dump Scow Barges

June 4, 2021

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… Read More

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges

May 28, 2021

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… Read More

Conrad Industries Reports Improved Earnings, Backlog For First Quarter Of 2021

May 24, 2021

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… Read More

Vessel Repair Receives Patent On New Hull Design Graphic from Vessel Repair shows patented hull design.

Vessel Repair Receives Patent On New Hull Design

May 21, 2021

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. Read More

Conrad Shipyard Holds Keel Laying Ceremony For GLDD Hopper Dredge Johnny Conrad with Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungusser.

Conrad Shipyard Holds Keel Laying Ceremony For GLDD Hopper Dredge

May 4, 2021

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… Read More

MarAd Announces Small Shipyard Grants Totaling $19.6 Million

April 30, 2021

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… Read More