Conrad Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, conversion and repair of steel and aluminum marine vessels for commercial and governmental customers. It operates four shipyards: one in Morgan City, Louisiana, two in Amelia, Louisiana and one in Orange, Texas.
Construction of Vessels
The company manufactures small and medium sized vessels for commercial and governmental customers.
Offshore and Inland Barges: The company builds various offshore barges, including...
Conrad Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, conversion and repair of steel and aluminum marine vessels for commercial and governmental customers. It operates four shipyards: one in Morgan City, Louisiana, two in Amelia, Louisiana and one in Orange, Texas.
Construction of Vessels
The company manufactures small and medium sized vessels for commercial and governmental customers.
Offshore and Inland Barges: The company builds various offshore barges, including tank, container and deck barges for commercial customers and YCs (yard carrier barges) and YONs (yard oiler Navy barges) for the U.S. Navy. It also builds various inland barges, including deck and tank barges. The company has constructed various barges used in the offshore oil and gas industry, including shale barges, pipe laying barges, oil and gas drilling barges, and oil and gas production barges.
The company's barges are also used in marine construction and are used by operators to carry liquid cargoes such as petroleum and drilling fluids, dry bulk cargoes such as aggregate, coal and wood products, deck cargoes such as machinery and equipment, and other major item cargoes such as containers and rail cars. Other barges function as cement unloaders and split-hull dump scows.
Lift Boats: Lift boats are used primarily to furnish a stable work platform for drilling rigs, to house personnel, equipment and supplies for such operations and to support construction and ongoing operation of offshore oil and gas production platforms. Lift boats are self-propelled, self-elevating and self-contained vessels that assist offshore platform construction and well servicing tasks that have required the use of mobile offshore drilling units or derrick barges. Lift boats have different water depth capacities and have legs, ranging from 65 to 250 feet, which are used to elevate the deck of the boat in order to perform required procedures on a platform at different heights above the water.
Tug Boats/Push Boats/Tow Boats: The company build boats for towing and pushing, anchor handling, mooring and positioning, dredging assistance, tanker escort, port management, shipping, piloting, fire fighting and salvage.
Other Offshore Support Vessels: In addition to lift boats and tug boats, the company builds other types of offshore support vessels that serve exploration and production facilities and support offshore construction and maintenance activities. These offshore support vessels include supply vessels, utility vessels and anchor handling vessels.
Ferries: The company builds aluminum and steel ferries for State agencies that transport passengers and vehicles.
Aluminum Crew/Supply Vessels: Aluminum crew boats are used to transport crews to offshore facilities at a higher speed than their traditional steel counterparts. These vessels might also transport supplies.
Aluminum Fire/Patrol Vessels: These high speed aluminum vessels are used by governmental customers to fight fires and patrol rivers and other waterways.
Drydocks: Drydocks are used to lift marine vessels from the water in order to facilitate the inspection and/or repair of the vessels’ underwater areas. A drydock is composed of a floodable pontoon with wing walls and its designated capacity identifies the number of tons it is capable of safely lifting from the water. The drydock is submerged by opening valves to flood compartments; the vessel is then placed over the submerged deck of the drydock; and the vessel is lifted from the water by closing the valves and pumping the water out of the flooded compartments.
Conversion and Repair Services
The company has six drydocks and dockside space capable of accommodating vessels and barges up to 500 feet long. Its marine repair activities include shot blasting, painting, electrical system and piping repairs, propeller and shaft reconditioning and American Bureau of Shipping certified welding. The company's conversion projects primarily consist of lengthening the midbodies of vessels, modifying vessels to permit their use for a different type of activity and other modifications to increase the capacity or functionality of a vessel.
Customers
The company serves various customers and markets, including the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry, other commercial markets, various local and state governments and the U.S. government. The company's customers include marine service companies, offshore support companies, rig fabricators, offshore and inland barge and support vessel operators, offshore construction and drilling contractors, diving companies, energy companies, the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and various state and local governmental agencies.
History
Conrad Industries, Inc. was founded in 1948.
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