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DETYENS SHIPYARDS

The Case:

As one of the major commercial ship repair yards on the

US Southeast Coast, Detyens Shipyards is perfectly posi- tioned to service both blue water and brown water ? eets.

The ? rm’s location in the deep water port of Charleston,

South Carolina offers deep draft repair berths, graving and ? oating dry docks along with all the services you would come to ? nd at any modern ship repair facility.

The Company:

Celebrating over 50 years of service to the maritime com- munity, Detyens Shipyards, Inc., located in the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina is busy building a tradition of quality workmanship at a reasonable price. Family owned and operated since its inception, the company has continu- ally emphasized customer service, family values and safety in the workplace. Hard work, dedication and the goal to provide economical ship repair services is the benchmark behind the

Detyens Shipyards Creed, “Customer before Company, Em- ployee before Owner, Family before Self, and Safety Above

All.” Speci? cally, Detyens Shipyards facility offers three (3) graving docks and with a capacity of up to Panamax. In ad- dition to the docks, the facility also offers modern, enclosed shops for all crafts; eight 56-ton gantry cranes (on a con- tinuous rail system); four tower cranes; rail access and over 8,000 feet of deepwater pier space and a ? oating dry dock for smaller vessels. Detyens Shipyards continues to increase its capacity with modern equipment and facility upgrades.

Recently completed repair/conversion work includes no less than 7 USNS hulls and projects as well as work for McAlister,

Vane Brothers, Bouchard and myriad dredge assignments. www.detyens.com www.marinelink.com