Recent towboat deliveries by C&C Marine and Repair embody the Paula M. Sperry, seen right here alongside the yard
Belle Chasse, La., primarily based C&C Marine and Repair has acquired a 35,000-square-foot fabrication constructing from Versabar Inc. following the expiration of a leaseback provision in a 2018 buy settlement between the businesses.
The new fabrication bay brings the corporate’s complete, under-roof, indoor fabrication services to 540,000 sq. ft. The new facility has 4 40-ton overhead gantry cranes, geared up with 10-ton auxiliary cranes. The shipbuilder will make the most of the brand new constructing for brand new building initiatives.
“We will make some minor modifications to the building, but otherwise we should be able to start vessel fabricating by June 2020,” says Tony Cibilich, proprietor of C&C Marine and Repair.
This newest growth to the Belle Chasse shipyard follows the completion of a brand new 6,600-square-foot pipe blasting store, again in March 2020.
“We were able to increase the footprint of an existing fabrication building by extending the slab and adding a lean-to. We outfitted the space with a Viking Automatic Pipe Blasting machine and an Automatic Pipe Fitting Blasting machine,” says Matthew Dobson, who oversaw the challenge for C&C Marine and Repair.
The new facility measures 120 by 55 ft and is under-roof. The machines can blast pipe between 1 inch and 12 inches in diameter.
The new facility permits C&C Marine and Repair extra flexibility with its manufacturing schedule by blasting and portray the pipe and fittings in-house.
The latest growth and enhancements to the shipyard have been made to accommodate a rising pipeline of initiatives. Through the primary quarter of 2020, the corporate has accomplished manufacturing of a 6,600 hp (triple-Z drive) towboat, a 2,600 hp towboat, two deck barges, a spud barge, and two 30,000 bbl tank barges. By the tip of the second quarter, C&C Marine may have accomplished and delivered a second 2,600 hp towboat, one other deck barge, and a 2,000 hp diesel-electric cutterhead suction dredge, along with a number of initiatives in varied levels of building.
“We have been fortunate to remain busy during the coronavirus pandemic,” says Cibilich. “C&C Marine and Repair has had to implement new policies and make changes to our facilities to adapt to the impact of COVID-19, but there has been little impact to our production schedule. The new fabrication building will help with our current production, while providing the additional capacity for new jobs.”
