U.S. Department

of Transportation

Maritime

Administration

Washington, D.C. 20590

Office of Shipbuilding

and Marine Technology

U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING

AND

REPAIR BASE

Overview

2003 UPDATE
MAJOR SHIPBUILDING

AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

OVERVIEW

Prepared by

Maritime 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. Shipbuilding

and Repair Industry.

The Report is the result of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) 2003 survey

of the U.S. marine construction and repair industry.

The shipyard classifications and definitions are based on the joint U.S. Navy and

MARAD 1982 Shipyard Mobilization Base Analysis (SYMBA). SYMBA

established 1982 as the base year for subsequent annual studies and

determined that only facilities with build or repair positions 375 feet (114 meters)

or greater would be included in the Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base. This

shipyard capability parameter was increased to 400 feet (122 meters) in 1985.

The term “Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base” used in this Overview is

synonymous with the Shipyard Mobilization Base referred to in the SYMBA.

There are, of course, many more shipyards active in shipbuilding than those

described in this Overview, please note that only those shipyard facilities which

meet the above definition have been included.

During 2003, the Major Shipbuilding and Repair Base saw a decrease of four

shipyards, a decrease of two shipbuilding or repair positions and an increase of

approximately 400 production workers.

If you have any questions or want to receive a copy of the 2003 Report on

Survey of the U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Industry, please contact the Office of

Shipbuilding and Marine Technology, Attention Daniel Seidman at

(202) 366-1888 or by e-mail at Daniel.Seidman@MARAD.DOT.GOV.

Additional information on the Shipbuilding Industry can be found on the National

Maritime Resource and Education Center (NMREC) website at

http://www.marad.dot.gov/NMREC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Facility Information

Number 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 Workers

Number of Production Workers by Region ............................................

Comparisons 1982 – 2003

Number 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 Yards

The Active Shipbuilding Yards is comprised of those privately owned U.S. shipyards/facilities, that are

open with at least one building position capable of accommodating a vessel 122 meters (400 feet) and

over in length, and are currently engaged in the construction of naval ships and/or major oceangoing

merchant vessels 122 meters (400 feet) and over in length.

Shipyards With Build Positions

Shipyards With Building Positions are those privately owned shipyards/facilities that are open with at

least one building position capable of accommodating a vessel 122 meters and over in length, and

that 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 Drydocking

Repair (with drydocking) facilities are those shipyards that have graving docks, floating drydocks or

marine rails capable of handling naval ships and/or major oceangoing merchant vessels 122 meters

and over in length. These shipyards may also be capable of constructing vessels less than

122 meters in length.

Topside Repair

Topside repair facilities are those shipyards that have sufficient berth/pier space, including dolphins, to

accommodate a naval ship or major oceangoing merchant vessel ships of 122 meters and over in

length. These shipyards may also be capable of constructing and/or drydocking vessels less

than 122 meters in length.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The shipyard must own or have in place a long-term lease (1 year or more) on the facility in which they

intend to accomplish the work. There must be no dimensional obstructions in the waterway leading to

open ocean (i.e., locks, bridges). Water depth in the channel to the facility must be a minimum of

3.7 meters (at Mean Low Tide {MLT}).

NOTE

The following criteria were developed to establish the maximum ship size that could be

accommodated in each drydock:

For floating drydocks, the maximum ship length is as given by the shipyards. The maximum beam

is 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 at

each end between the ship and the inside of the dock at the floor. The maximum beam was

determined by allowing a 0.6 meter clearance on each side between the ship and each side of the

dock 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 circumstances

additional clearance would be necessary between the ship and the dock body. Permissible ship sizes

requiring additional clearance may be determined by simple calculation from the above criteria.
MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

BY TYPE

ACTIVE SHIPBUILDING YARDS 9

SHIPYARDS WITH BUILD POSITIONS 15

REPAIR WITH DRYDOCKING 28

TOPSIDE REPAIR 37

TOTAL 89

9

15

28

37

0

10

20

30

40

50

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

Active

Shipbuilding

Yards

Shipyards with

Build Positions

Repair with

Drydocking

Topside Repair

SHIPYARD TYPE

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

BY REGION

EAST COAST 29

GULF COAST 34

WEST COAST 16

GREAT LAKES 7

NON-CONUS 3

TOTAL 89

29

34

16

7

3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

BY TYPE AND REGION

ACTIVE

SHIPBUILDING SHIPYARDS WITH REPAIR WITH TOPSIDE

YARDS BUILD POSITIONS DRYDOCKING REPAIR

EAST COAST 4 1 12 12

GULF COAST 4 7 6 17

WEST COAST 1 2 7 6

GREAT LAKES 0 5 0 2

NON-CONUS 0 0 3 0

TOTAL 9 15 28 37

4

1

12 12

4

7

6

17

1

2

7

6

0

5

0

2

0 0

3

0

0

5

10

15

20

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

Active Shipbuilding Yards

Shipyards with Build Positions

Repair with Drydocking

Topside Repair

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF BUILD AND

REPAIR POSITIONS

GRAVING DOCKS 33

FLOATING DRYDOCKS 46

SHIPWAYS 22

LAND LEVELS 25

MARINE RAILS 2

SYNCROLIFTS 0

TOTAL 128

33

46

22 25

2 0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

NUMBER OF POSITIONS

Graving

Docks

Floating

Drydocks

Shipways Land

Levels

Marine

Rails

Syncrolifts

POSITION TYPE

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF BUILD AND REPAIR POSITIONS

BY REGION

GRAVING FLOATING LAND MARINE

DOCKS DOCKS SHIPWAYS LEVELS RAILS 

EAST COAST 21 11 8 8 2

GULF COAST 4 17 8 15 0

WEST COAST 1 14 5 0 0

GREAT LAKES 6 1 1 2 0

NON-CONUS 1 3 0 0 0

TOTAL 33 46 22 22 2

21

11

8 8

2

4

17

8

15

0

1

14

5

0 0

6

1 1

2

0

1

3

0 0 0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

NUMBER OF POSITIONS

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

Graving Docks Floating Drydocks

Shipways Land Levels

Marine Rails

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERS

BY REGION

(in Thousands)

EAST COAST 19.8

GULF COAST 17.1

WEST COAST 6.6

GREAT LAKES 1.1

NON-CONUS 0.5

TOTAL 45.1

19.8

17.1

6.6

1.1 0.5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

WORKERS (THOUSANDS)

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

BY REGION

1982 vs. 2003

1982 2003

EAST COAST 41 29

GULF COAST 33 34

WEST COAST 27 16

GREAT LAKES 6 7

NON-CONUS 3 3

TOTAL 110 89

41

28

33 34

27

16

6

7

3 3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

1982

2003

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

53

33

68

46

65

22 22 25

2 2 2 0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

NUMBER OF POSITIONS

Graving

Docks

Floating

Drydocks

Shipways

Land

Levels

Marine

Rails

Syncrolifts

POSITION TYPE

1982

2003

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NUMBER OF BUILD AND

REPAIR POSITIONS

1982 vs. 2003

1982 2003

GRAVING DOCKS 53 33

FLOATING DRYDOCKS 68 46

SHIPWAYS 65 22

LAND LEVELS 22 25

MARINE RAILS 2 2

SYNCROLIFTS 2 0

TOTAL 212 128
MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERS

BY REGION

(in Thousands)

1982 vs. 2003

 1982 2003

EAST COAST 63.1 19.8

GULF COAST 22.9 17.1

WEST COAST 23.7 6.6

GREAT LAKES 2.3 1.1

NON-CONUS 0.5 0.5

TOTAL 112.5 45.1

63.1

19.8 22.9

17.1

23.7

6.6

2.3 1.1 0.5 0.5

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

WORKERS (THOUSANDS)

East Coast Gulf Coast West Coast Great Lakes Non-Conus

REGION

1982

2003

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MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

NUMBER OF PRODUCTION WORKERS

1982 - 2003

44.9 45.1 46.5 47.6

52.5 53.7

50.0

54.2

58.2

66.4 65.5

72.0

77.8

82.4 81.4

83.6

80.3

95.9

98.6

112.5

86.3

82.8

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

YEAR

WORKERS (THOUSANDS)

1982 - 2002

2003

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

EAST COAST

Active Shipbuilding Yards (4)

Bath Iron Works Corporation - Bath, ME

Electric Boat Corporation - Groton, CT

Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA

Northrop 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, NJ

Boston Ship Repair, Inc. - Boston, MA

Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Company, Inc. - Staten Island, NY

Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. - Norfolk, VA

Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Main Yard - North Charleston, SC

Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Wando Division - Mt. Pleasant, SC

GMD Shipyard Corporation - Brooklyn, NY

Metro Machine Corporation - Norfolk, VA

Metro Machine Corporation - Philadelphia Division - Philadelphia, PA

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, - Norfolk, VA

North Florida Shipyard, Inc. - Jacksonville, FL

SPEEDE Shipyard, LLC - Norfolk, VA

Topside Repair Yards (12)

Associated Naval Architects, Inc. - Portsmouth, VA

Kerney Service Group, Inc. - Norfolk, VA

Marine Hydraulics International, Inc. - Norfolk, VA

Metal Trades, Inc. - N. Charleston, SC

Moon Engineering Company, Inc. - Portsmouth, VA

Newport Shipyard Company, LLC - Newport, RI

Norfolk Shiprepair & Drydock Corporation - Norfolk, VA

Promet Marine Services Corporation - Providence, RI

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

EAST COAST

Topside Repair Yards (12)

Reynolds Shipyard Corporation - Staten Island, NY

Steel Style, Inc. - Newburgh, NY

The General Ship Repair Corporation - Baltimore, MD

The Hinckley Company - Portsmouth, RI

EAST COAST TOTAL = 29 Yards

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

GULF COAST

Active Shipbuilding Yards (4)

Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Inc. - Mobile, AL

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Operations - Avondale, LA

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Ingalls Operations - Pascagoula, MS

VT - Halter Marine Pascagoula - Pascagoula, MS

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (7)

Alabama Shipyard - Mobile, AL

AMFELS, Inc. - Brownsville, TX

Austal USA - Mobile, AL

Signal International, LLC - East Yard - Pascagoula, MS

Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Company - Tampa, FL

United Marine Enterprise, Inc., Port Arthur Shipyard - Beaumont, TX

VT - Halter Moss Point - Moss Point, MS

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (6)

Atlantic Marine - Mobile - Mobile, AL

Bollinger Gulf Repair, LLC - New Orleans, LA

Bollinger Houston, L.P. - Houston, TX

Gulf Marine Repair Corporation - Tampa, FL

International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. - Tampa, FL

Signal International Texas, LP - D.O.C. Yard - Port Arthur, TX

Topside Repair Yards (17)

Boland Marine & Mfg. Company, Inc. - New Orleans, LA

Bollinger Algiers, LLC - New Orleans, LA

Bollinger Calcasieu, LLC - Sulphur, LA

Bollinger Lockport, LLC - Lockport, LA

Bollinger Texas City, L.P. - Texas City, TX

Buck Kreihs Company, Inc. - New Orleans, LA

CBH Services, Inc. - Orange, TX

Dixie Machine Welding & Metal Works, Inc. - New Orleans, LA

Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation - Port Arthur, TX

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

GULF COAST

Topside Repair Yards (17)

Hendry Corporation - Tampa, FL

Houston Ship Repair, Inc., Brady Island Ship Repair Facility - Houston, TX

Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Brady Island Inc. - Houston, TX

Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Pasadena - Pasadena, TX

Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., Pelican Island Inc. - Galveston, TX

Orange Shipbuilding Company, Inc. - Orange, TX

Sabine Shipyard, Inc. - Sabine Pass, TX

Signal International Texas, LP - Orange Yard - Orange, TX

GULF COAST TOTAL = 34 Yards

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

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, OR

Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation - Seattle, WA

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (7)

Cascade General, Inc. - Portland, OR

Lake Union Drydock Company - Seattle, WA

MAR COM, Inc. - Portland, OR

Puglia Engineering, Inc. dba Fairhaven Shipyard - Bellingham, WA

San Francisco Drydock, Inc. - San Francisco, CA

Southwest Marine, Inc., San Diego Division - San Diego, CA

Southwest Marine, Inc., San Pedro Division - Terminal Island, CA

Topside Repair Yards (6)

Bay Ship & Yacht Company, Alameda - Alameda, CA

Bay Ship & Yacht Company, Richmond - Alameda, CA

Continental Maritime of San Diego, Inc. - San Diego, CA

Dakota Creek Industries, Inc. - Anacortes, WA

Everett Shipyard, Inc. - Everett, WA

Foss Shipyard dba Foss Maritime Company - Seattle, WA

WEST COAST TOTAL = 16 Yards

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

GREAT LAKES

Other Shipyards with Building Positions (5)

Bay Shipbuilding Company - Sturgeon Bay, WI

Fraser Shipyards, Inc. - Superior, WI

Marinette Marine Corporation - Marinette, WI

Metro Machine Corporation - Industrial Products Division - Erie, PA

Toledo Ship Repair Company, - Toledo, OH

Topside Repair Yards (2)

H. Hansen Industries - Toledo, OH

Nicholson Terminal & Dock Company - River Rouge, MI

GREAT LAKES TOTAL = 7 Yards

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U.S. PRIVATE SHIPYARDS

MAJOR SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE

OCTOBER 2003

 (89)

NON-CONUS

Repair Yards with Drydock Facilities (3)

Alaska Ship & Drydock, Inc. - Ketchikan, AK

Honolulu Shipyard, Inc. - Honolulu, HI

Marisco, Ltd. - Kapolei, HI

NON-CONUS TOTAL = 3 Yards

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