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U.S. Departmentof Transportation

MaritimeAdministration

Washington, D.C. 20590

Office of Shipbuildingand Marine Technology

U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDSMAJOR SHIPBUILDING

ANDREPAIR BASE

Overview2003 UPDATE

MAJOR SHIPBUILDINGAND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

OVERVIEW

Prepared byMaritime Administration

Office of Shipbuilding and Marine Technology

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INTRODUCTION

This is an Overview of the 2003 Report on Survey of the U.S. Shipbuildingand Repair Industry.

The Report is the result of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) 2003 surveyof the U.S. marine construction and repair industry.

The shipyard classifications and definitions are based on the joint U.S. Navy andMARAD 1982 Shipyard Mobilization Base Analysis (SYMBA). SYMBAestablished 1982 as the base year for subsequent annual studies anddetermined that only facilities with build or repair positions 375 feet (114 meters)or greater would be included in the Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base. Thisshipyard capability parameter was increased to 400 feet (122 meters) in 1985.The term “Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base” used in this Overview issynonymous with the Shipyard Mobilization Base referred to in the SYMBA.There are, of course, many more shipyards active in shipbuilding than thosedescribed in this Overview, please note that only those shipyard facilities whichmeet the above definition have been included.

During 2003, the Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base saw a decrease of fourshipyards, a decrease of two shipbuilding or repair positions and an increase ofapproximately 400 production workers.

If you have any questions or want to receive a copy of the 2003 Report onSurvey of the U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Industry, please contact the Office ofShipbuilding and Marine Technology, Attention Daniel Seidman at(202) 366-1888 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Additional information on the Shipbuilding Industry can be found on the NationalMaritime Resource and Education Center (NMREC) website athttp://www.marad.dot.gov/NMREC

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Shipyard Classification Definitions ..........................................................

Facility InformationNumber of Shipyards by Type .................................................................Number of Shipyards by Region .............................................................Number of Shipyards by Type and Region .............................................Number of Build and Repair Positions ....................................................Number of Build and Repair Positions by Region ...................................

Production WorkersNumber of Production Workers by Region ............................................

Comparisons 1982 – 2003Number of Shipyards by Region ............................................................Number of Build and Repair Positions ...................................................Number of Production Workers by Region ............................................Number of Production Workers (1982 – 2003) ......................................

List of Shipyards included in the Base ...................................................

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SHIPYARD CLASSIFICATION DEFINITIONS

Active Shipbuilding YardsThe Active Shipbuilding Yards is comprised of those privately owned U.S. shipyards/facilities, that areopen with at least one building position capable of accommodating a vessel 122 meters (400 feet) andover in length, and are currently engaged in the construction of naval ships and/or major oceangoingmerchant vessels 122 meters (400 feet) and over in length.

Shipyards With Build PositionsShipyards With Building Positions are those privately owned shipyards/facilities that are open with atleast one building position capable of accommodating a vessel 122 meters and over in length, andthat have not constructed a naval ship or major oceangoing merchant vessel in the past two years.The shipyards may not be capable of ship construction without significant capital investments.These shipyards could, however, be used in module ship construction.

Repair With DrydockingRepair (with drydocking) facilities are those shipyards that have graving docks, floating drydocks ormarine rails capable of handling naval ships and/or major oceangoing merchant vessels 122 metersand over in length. These shipyards may also be capable of constructing vessels less than122 meters in length.

Topside RepairTopside repair facilities are those shipyards that have sufficient berth/pier space, including dolphins, toaccommodate a naval ship or major oceangoing merchant vessel ships of 122 meters and over inlength. These shipyards may also be capable of constructing and/or drydocking vessels lessthan 122 meters in length.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTSThe shipyard must own or have in place a long-term lease (1 year or more) on the facility in which theyintend to accomplish the work. There must be no dimensional obstructions in the waterway leading toopen ocean (i.e., locks, bridges). Water depth in the channel to the facility must be a minimum of3.7 meters (at Mean Low Tide {MLT}).

NOTEThe following criteria were developed to establish the maximum ship size that could beaccommodated in each drydock:

For floating drydocks, the maximum ship length is as given by the shipyards. The maximum beamis determined by allowing a 0.6 meter clearance at each side between the ship and wing wall.

For graving docks, the maximum ship length is determined by allowing a 0.6 meter clearance ateach end between the ship and the inside of the dock at the floor. The maximum beam wasdetermined by allowing a 0.6 meter clearance on each side between the ship and each side of thedock entrance at the sill, unless the shipyard indicated more clearance is required.

There are several types of floating drydocks and graving docks, and under certain circumstancesadditional clearance would be necessary between the ship and the dock body. Permissible ship sizesrequiring additional clearance may be determined by simple calculation from the above criteria.

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASEOCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDSBY TYPE

ACTIVE SHIPBUILDING YARDS 9SHIPYARDS WITH BUILD POSITIONS 15REPAIR WITH DRYDOCKING 28TOPSIDE REPAIR 37

TOTAL 89

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NUMBER OF SHIPYARDSBY REGIONEAST COAST 29GULF COAST 34WEST COAST 16GREAT LAKES 7NON-CONUS 3

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ACTIVESHIPBUILDING SHIPYARDS WITH REPAIR WITH TOPSIDE

YARDS BUILD POSITIONS DRYDOCKING REPAIREAST COAST 4 1 12 12GULF COAST 4 7 6 17WEST COAST 1 2 7 6GREAT LAKES 0 5 0 2NON-CONUS 0 0 3 0

TOTAL 9 15 28 37

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NUMBER OF BUILD ANDREPAIR POSITIONS

GRAVING DOCKS 33FLOATING DRYDOCKS 46SHIPWAYS 22LAND LEVELS 25MARINE RAILS 2SYNCROLIFTS 0

TOTAL 128

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NUMBER OF BUILD AND REPAIR POSITIONSBY REGION

GRAVING FLOATING LAND MARINEDOCKS DOCKS SHIPWAYS LEVELS RAILS

EAST COAST 21 11 8 8 2GULF COAST 4 17 8 15 0WEST COAST 1 14 5 0 0GREAT LAKES 6 1 1 2 0NON-CONUS 1 3 0 0 0

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NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERSBY REGION

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EAST COAST 19.8GULF COAST 17.1WEST COAST 6.6GREAT LAKES 1.1NON-CONUS 0.5

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NUMBER OF SHIPYARDSBY REGION

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EAST COAST 41 29GULF COAST 33 34WEST COAST 27 16GREAT LAKES 6 7NON-CONUS 3 3

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NUMBER OF BUILD ANDREPAIR POSITIONS

1982 vs. 20031982 2003

GRAVING DOCKS 53 33FLOATING DRYDOCKS 68 46SHIPWAYS 65 22LAND LEVELS 22 25MARINE RAILS 2 2SYNCROLIFTS 2 0

TOTAL 212 128


NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERSBY REGION

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1982 vs. 2003

1982 2003EAST COAST 63.1 19.8GULF COAST 22.9 17.1WEST COAST 23.7 6.6GREAT LAKES 2.3 1.1NON-CONUS 0.5 0.5

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NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERS1982 - 2003

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDSMAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

(89)

EAST COAST

Active Shipbuilding Yards (4)Bath Iron Works Corporation - Bath, MEElectric Boat Corporation - Groton, CTKvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. - Philadelphia, PANorthrop Grumman Newport News - Newport News, VA

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (1)Atlantic Dry Dock Corporation - Jacksonville, FL

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (12)Bayonne Dry Dock & Repair Corporation - Bayonne, NJBoston Ship Repair, Inc. - Boston, MACaddell Dry Dock & Repair Company, Inc. - Staten Island, NYColonna's Shipyard, Inc. - Norfolk, VADetyens Shipyards, Inc., Main Yard - North Charleston, SCDetyens Shipyards, Inc., Wando Division - Mt. Pleasant, SCGMD Shipyard Corporation - Brooklyn, NYMetro Machine Corporation - Norfolk, VAMetro Machine Corporation - Philadelphia Division - Philadelphia, PANorfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, - Norfolk, VANorth Florida Shipyard, Inc. - Jacksonville, FLSPEEDE Shipyard, LLC - Norfolk, VA

Topside Repair Yards (12)Associated Naval Architects, Inc. - Portsmouth, VAKerney Service Group, Inc. - Norfolk, VAMarine Hydraulics International, Inc. - Norfolk, VAMetal Trades, Inc. - N. Charleston, SCMoon Engineering Company, Inc. - Portsmouth, VANewport Shipyard Company, LLC - Newport, RINorfolk Shiprepair & Drydock Corporation - Norfolk, VAPromet Marine Services Corporation - Providence, RI

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

EAST COAST

Topside Repair Yards (12)Reynolds Shipyard Corporation - Staten Island, NYSteel Style, Inc. - Newburgh, NYThe General Ship Repair Corporation - Baltimore, MDThe Hinckley Company - Portsmouth, RI

EAST COAST TOTAL = 29 Yards

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

GULF COAST

Active Shipbuilding Yards (4)Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Inc. - Mobile, ALNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Operations - Avondale, LANorthrop Grumman Ship Systems, Ingalls Operations - Pascagoula, MSVT - Halter Marine Pascagoula - Pascagoula, MS

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (7)Alabama Shipyard - Mobile, ALAMFELS, Inc. - Brownsville, TXAustal USA - Mobile, ALSignal International, LLC - East Yard - Pascagoula, MSTampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Company - Tampa, FLUnited Marine Enterprise, Inc., Port Arthur Shipyard - Beaumont, TXVT - Halter Moss Point - Moss Point, MS

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (6)Atlantic Marine - Mobile - Mobile, ALBollinger Gulf Repair, LLC - New Orleans, LABollinger Houston, L.P. - Houston, TXGulf Marine Repair Corporation - Tampa, FLInternational Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. - Tampa, FLSignal International Texas, LP - D.O.C. Yard - Port Arthur, TX

Topside Repair Yards (17)Boland Marine & Mfg. Company, Inc. - New Orleans, LABollinger Algiers, LLC - New Orleans, LABollinger Calcasieu, LLC - Sulphur, LABollinger Lockport, LLC - Lockport, LABollinger Texas City, L.P. - Texas City, TXBuck Kreihs Company, Inc. - New Orleans, LACBH Services, Inc. - Orange, TXDixie Machine Welding & Metal Works, Inc. - New Orleans, LAGulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation - Port Arthur, TX

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

GULF COAST

Topside Repair Yards (17)Hendry Corporation - Tampa, FLHouston Ship Repair, Inc., Brady Island Ship Repair Facility - Houston, TXNewpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Brady Island Inc. - Houston, TXNewpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Pasadena - Pasadena, TXNewpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Pelican Island Inc. - Galveston, TXOrange Shipbuilding Company, Inc. - Orange, TXSabine Shipyard, Inc. - Sabine Pass, TXSignal International Texas, LP - Orange Yard - Orange, TX

GULF COAST TOTAL = 34 Yards

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

WEST COAST

Active Shipbuilding Yards (1)National Steel and Shipbuilding Company - San Diego, CA

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (2)Gunderson, Inc. - Portland, ORTodd Pacific Shipyards Corporation - Seattle, WA

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (7)Cascade General, Inc. - Portland, ORLake Union Drydock Company - Seattle, WAMAR COM, Inc. - Portland, ORPuglia Engineering, Inc. dba Fairhaven Shipyard - Bellingham, WASan Francisco Drydock, Inc. - San Francisco, CASouthwest Marine, Inc., San Diego Division - San Diego, CASouthwest Marine, Inc., San Pedro Division - Terminal Island, CA

Topside Repair Yards (6)Bay Ship & Yacht Company, Alameda - Alameda, CABay Ship & Yacht Company, Richmond - Alameda, CAContinental Maritime of San Diego, Inc. - San Diego, CADakota Creek Industries, Inc. - Anacortes, WAEverett Shipyard, Inc. - Everett, WAFoss Shipyard dba Foss Maritime Company - Seattle, WA

WEST COAST TOTAL = 16 Yards

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

GREAT LAKES

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (5)Bay Shipbuilding Company - Sturgeon Bay, WIFraser Shipyards, Inc. - Superior, WIMarinette Marine Corporation - Marinette, WIMetro Machine Corporation - Industrial Products Division - Erie, PAToledo Ship Repair Company, - Toledo, OH

Topside Repair Yards (2)H. Hansen Industries - Toledo, OHNicholson Terminal & Dock Company - River Rouge, MI

GREAT LAKES TOTAL = 7 Yards

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OCTOBER 2003

(89)

NON-CONUS

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (3)Alaska Ship & Drydock, Inc. - Ketchikan, AKHonolulu Shipyard, Inc. - Honolulu, HIMarisco, Ltd. - Kapolei, HI

NON-CONUS TOTAL = 3 Yards

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