Freshly repainted barge
Just 9 months after opening its brand-new robot paint and also blowing up center C&C Marine and also Repair, Belle Chasse, La., has actually revealed the blasting of its 100th barge.
“We knew we had the capability to blast and paint barges quickly and efficiently, but what we’ve been able to accomplish in these first nine months has exceeded our expectations in both speed and quality of blast” states C&C Marine and also Repair’s proprietor, Tony Cibilich.
The 83,350 square foot center can fit barges approximately 320 ‘x 75’ and also has the capacity to blast and also repaint a basic 30,000 barrel container barge or more (2) 10,000 barrel container intrude 7-10 days.
The completely confined, climate-controlled center is untouched by harsh climate and also permits nonstop procedure 24-hour a day, all year.
“We understand that taking barges out of operation to get blasted and painted costs our customer’s revenue, so painting these barges quickly is very important.” states Mike Wade, Manager of Blasting Operations.
As an outcome of the rate and also performance of the fully-automated robot blasting system, the moment to blow up 2 typical inland hopper barges takes 36 hrs. “The benefit of blasting and painting in an enclosed, environmentally-controlled facility is tremendous, because you are insulated from weather delays and humidity” statesWade The re-usable steel grit blast tool, utilized instead of non reusable single-use tool like “black beauty” (coal slag), offers a much cleaner blast coating. This causes an outstanding surface area account for paint bond and also bonding.
The remarkable account coating and also enhanced paint bond to steel, inevitably causes less called for paint work throughout the life of the barge.
To day, C&C Marine and also Repair has actually blown up and also repainted different kinds of barges, such as receptacle barges, deck barges, and also both 10,000 and also 30,000 barrel container barges. The jobs have actually varied in dimension from as little as 30-foot vast x 110-foot lengthy deck barges, to as huge as 80-feet vast by 300-feet lengthy deck barges.
In enhancement to blowing up and also paint, C&C Marine and also Repair uses consumers a large range of newbuild building and also repair work solutions.
Repair solutions supplied by C&C Marine and also Repair consisting of ISE job, topside repair work, hull damages repair work, lower substitute, barge finishes and also container linings. “We want to offer our customers the most cost effective approach to maintaining their barge fleet. One way is by saving them time, by performing all their repair needs at one location, under roof.” states Michael Alfortish, Manager of Barge and alsoMarine Repair New construct building consists of 10,000 barrel container barges, 30,000 barrel container barges, digs up, inland towboats,
