Bollinger acquires Gulf Island yard

LOCKPORT, La. - Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-held designer and builder of steel military and commercial vessels for 75 years, announced April 19 it has acquired Gulf Island Fabrication’s shipyard on 437-acre waterfront facilities in Houma, La., expanding Bollinger’s new construction and repair capacity that is designed to serve its key defense and commercial customers. Customers include the Coast Guard, Navy, General Dynamics-Electric Boat in Connecticut, and non-defense and commercial customers servicing energy production to dredging. Gulf Island has been building the Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships (T-ATS) for the Navy and Regional Class Research Vessels for the National Science Foundation and Oregon State University. These projects conveyed with the transaction. (Source: Bollinger 04/19/21) Bollinger Shipyards Acquires Gulf Island Fabrication’s Shipyard Facilities