Louisiana Is Shipyard Leader In Usa

Louisiana Is Shipyard Leader In Usa

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To inhabitants of the Gulf Coast its an industry known all too well, but for those somewhat foreign to the concept shipbuilding and engineering is rather a novelty. One company in Louisiana is making great strides to build the industry into a common household conversation topic.


Leevacs shipyard in Louisiana and new vessel construction facilities include an 85,000-square-foot computerized steel fabrication shop (with a computer-aided plasma cutting machine), a computerized pipe machine (three-axis pipe cutting system) and an 8000-square-foot pipe shop that allows their craftsmen to prefab and spool pipe indoors.


But thats not all! LEEVAC's facilities also include a warehouse complex featuring more than 30,000 square feet of storage space. Leevacs heavy equipment includes three crawler cranes with capacity up to 230 tons, as well as 10 overhead cranes and eight track cranes. They have the capability to safely and efficiently transport modules weighing up to 200 tons utilizing a specialized transport vehicle. In addition, the LEEVAC ship yard facilities features a dry dock, a graving dock, more than 2,000 feet of wet dock area with 40 feet of water in the river and a one side launch-way.


Since its inception, LEEVAC has served virtually every aspect of the commercial maritime industry. However, our company's core business is the design and fabrication of offshore supply vessels and offshore platform vessels. Leevac has the capabilities to build these specialized vessels ranging from 160 feet to 300 feet in length, with hull widths from 45 to 60 feet and hull depths up to 26 feet.


These vessels are built to international specifications and have been deployed worldwide. Leevacs vessels also meet all safety requirements and regulations including the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), International Maritime Organization (IMO), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), firefighting (FIFI) organizations, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), and other pertinent regulatory needs. In addition, we have a naval architect on staff to help ensure that all safety and certification requirements are met.


Our company's specific offshore oilfield industry experience ranges from building standard supply boat configuration vessels for well stimulation to remote operated vehicles (ROV), cable reel applications, deployment vessels, dive vessels, lightering support vessels, seismic vessels, anchor handling vessels and towing vessels, among others.


LEEVAC also has significant experience and capabilities with specialized vessels and technologies including dynamic positioning (DP1, DP2, DP3), diesel electric vessels, methanol systems, liquid mud, bulk mud, Z-drives, split rudder systems, multi-point monitor systems, polar class, fiber optic wiring and advanced painting technologies. In addition to building steel-hulled vessels, LEEVAC has the capabilities for aluminum fabrication as well.


LEEVAC has maintained its position as one of the most productive and profitable shipyards of its size in the United States due to our ability to deliver quality work on time and on budget. Leevac successfully survived the decline of the oilfield service industry in the 1980's by diversifying our capabilities into other industries and we are well positioned to provide strong operating results well into the 21st century.


What is a company doing with all this bandwidth? Its safe to say their ordinary shipbuilding company and their goal is nothing short ordinary either. Building the Gulf Coasts most advance shipyard is an ambitious goal.


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Louisian Shipyard



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