Bollinger Shipyards By

  • 8365 Hwy 308 South
    Lockport, LA 70374
    Tel: (985) 532-2554
    Email: Robert [email protected]
    Website: www.bollingershipyards.com
    CEO: Donald “Boysie” Bollinger
    President: Chris Bollinger

    The Company:
    Established in 1946, the family owned and operated, Bollinger Shipyards group provides quality maritime construction, boat repair and conversion products and services to both the U.S. Military and the commercial marine industry. Four generations of Bollingers have been challenged to match the innovation, integrity and deep sense of responsibility that have become synonymous with the Bollinger way of doing business. Bollinger Shipyards specializes in new construction, steel fabrication, vessel repair and conversion of a wide variety of U.S. Coast Guard and military vessels and commercial offshore and inland vessels. Bollinger currently operates ten shipyards, strategically located throughout South Louisiana and Texas with unrestricted access to the central Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.

    The Case:
    With 28 dry docks ranging in capacity from 400 tons to 10,000 tons, Bollinger Shipyards provides a wide variety of dry-dock, repair and conversion services for both shallow and deepwater vessels and rigs. Boasting a long-established reputation of integrity in the shipbuilding industry; its reputation emanates from the success of a management team that fosters and creates a workforce dedicated to the principles of continuous improvement. Bollinger’s Executive Group plays an integral role in maintaining a product development and service organization that is able to rapidly respond to the ever-changing technical requirements of myriad customers. Safety is also a top priority for Bollinger. Recently, Bollinger’s Lockport New Construction facility worked 3,000,000 man-hours without a lost time accident. Building on a philosophy that starts at the top while empowering all employees to demand safe production, Bollinger Shipyards strives for zero accidents. And, in February, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. was notified by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) that Bollinger was one of three companies selected for award of Phase I for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The company has attained ISO 9001 certified status and consistently demonstrates its ability to deliver on time a wide range of reliable, quality-built vessels, making Bollinger Shipyards, the “First to Call.”

    The Product Line:   
    Bollinger provides a complete array of marine services, with a myriad of products and services such as dry-docks, new construction, emergency repair, propeller repair, machine shops, armature services, fabrication and numerous other support items. Additional services provided through the Bollinger facility network include Project Engineering/Management, Propeller and Vibration Analysis, Engineering and Naval Architects, and Logistic Support by CHAND. Thousands of Bollinger-built and repaired vessels are under sail for governments and private industries around the globe. A wide variety of vessels can be built at any one of its 10 shipyards or repaired on one of 28 dry docks. Well known for its government work – especially having delivered as many Coast Guard hulls as any other yard in recent memory – Bollinger also balances that government portfolio nicely with a robust commercial backlog. These projects include offshore supply vessels, barges, liftboats, specialty vessels and tugs.



    (As published in the August 2014 edition of Marine News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeNews)
     

  • strength of combining leaders in systems engineering, mid-market shipbuilding and naval architecture, officials from Lockheed Martin, Gibbs & Cox, Bollinger Shipyards and Marinette Marine announced a teaming effort to capture the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program. With Lockheed Martin designated as

  • . Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maritime Systems & Sensors Team Lockheed Martin is teamed with naval architect Gibbs & Cox and ship builders Bollinger Shipyards and Marinette Marine. A number of international companies, including Spain's IZAR, are also contributing to the Flight 0, or initial

  • Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., signed a contract, pursuant to approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, to acquire the assets and operations of Halter Marine from Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. If approved, Bollinger contemplates acquiring substantially all of Halter's operating assets, properties

  • Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has promoted and/or assigned new responsibilities to the following members of its management team. Mike Ellis has been promoted to executive vice president and COO of the company. Ellis joined Bollinger in 1998 as CFO and will now be responsible for the overall operations

  • Chris Remont, Bollinger Shipyards, Vice President, Government Programs, explains the importance of long-term relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard and Bollinger Shipyards.   As the offshore oil and gas bust drags into its third year, Bollinger Shipyards is holding its own courtesy of a long-running

  • In tying its eight diverse facilities together with a state-of-the-art information system, Bollinger Shipyards plans to recoup monetary and efficiency rewards far exceeding the $2.5 million investment. Bollinger Shipyards has aggressively pursued a course of expansion of physical facilities over the

  • Electronics & Surveillance Systems. Principal members on the Lockheed Martin team include naval architect Gibbs & Cox and mid-market ship builders Bollinger Shipyards and Marinette Marine. Gibbs & Cox, Inc. is responsible for the overall seaframe design, including integration of the hull, mechanical

  • Research Program (NSRP) Computer Aided Robotics Welding (CAR-W) project with U.S. shipyards. Prominent among those participating shipyards was Bollinger, who today is testing that cutting edge technology, hoping to be up and running by mid-year, as it builds the U.S. Coast Guard’s all-important Fast

  • . They are outfitted with twin-screw, controllable-pitch propellers in nozzles and high lift rudders for a combination of performance and fuel economy. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., recently won a contract for six additional USCG Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The U.S. Coast Guard

  • to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future. The contract between the U.S. Army's TACOM (Tank-Automotive and Armament Command) and Bollinger / Incat USA, L.L.C. is the first major project undertaken by the strategic alliance formed last year between Bollinger Shipyards of Louisana

  • in the United States. Austal had recently entered the U.S. market for the first time, intent on competing with higher-profile rivals such as Incat/Bollinger, Derecktor Shipyards and Kvaerner. The company settled on Alan Lerchbacker, 50, an energetic former Navy Aquanaut with a business background

  • MN Mar-26#19 Oy of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards and are the)
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    Port Arthur, Texas under a similar agreement and process. The initial contracts were awarded to Rauma Marine Con- structions Oy of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards and are the result of the Federal Administration’s collabora- tion with Finland. The “foreign” built deliveries will prove to be an historic

  • MN Jan-26#42 Hori- Seaspan Inks Deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG ASC)
    January 2026 - Marine News page: 42

    , includes Furuno radars, AIS, a satellite com- Winches Wintech Berths 8 pass, bridge alarm system, loudhailer, and Standard Hori- Seaspan Inks Deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG ASC Program Seaspan’s MPI design ... originally designed for the Ca- nadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) long-range, multi-mission operations

  • MN Jan-26#35 of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport,)
    January 2026 - Marine News page: 35

    icebreakers, with contracts with shipbuilders in the U.S., is an obvious pathway. awarded to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C. (ICE)Breaking the Path of Lockport, Louisiana. The dearth of meaningful icebreak- While domestically there is perpetual

  • MR Nov-25#58 . equipment will be built at Bollinger in Louisiana. icebreakers)
    November 2025 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 58

    , including equipment Finland and four additional MPI designs terways” by America, through building and program management. equipment will be built at Bollinger in Louisiana. icebreakers in U.S. shipbuilding yards. related to such cutters, and program Explaining the U.S. interest in the This order was

  • MR Nov-24#46 59 ft (18 m) Builders: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport)
    November 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 46

    , salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS) Displacement 5,110 long tons (5,190 t) Length 263 ft (80 m Source: Edward Lundquist Beam: 59 ft (18 m) Builders: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.; Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. The Navajo class is a class of The initial T-ATS contract was awarded to Gulf Island Fabrication

  • MR Nov-24#45 are being built at Bollinger of stall containers)
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    at two yards on the Gulf Coast. The ships have a signi? cant amount of open deck space to in- Ten ships of the Navajo-class are being built at Bollinger of stall containers or equipment to support a variety of missions. Houma, La., and Austal USA of Mobile, Ala. They are desig- Like their predecessors

  • MN Aug-24#42 next executive director. Bollinger Shipyards Hires Hinkebein O)
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    Grujic Marine Engineers has appointed Elizabeth Bouchard to succeed Valerie Hutnan as eral manager. the organization’s next executive director. Bollinger Shipyards Hires Hinkebein Okon Appointed SUNY Bollinger Shipyards has hired An- Maritime President Verloka Dettor Rear Admiral John Okon has

  • MN Aug-24#34 Air Resources Board (CARB) Bollinger Shipyards is constructing)
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    3516E engines) as well as meeting oversight of the shipyard on a government contractor that the newly enacted California Air Resources Board (CARB) Bollinger Shipyards is constructing a 356-foot-long roll- on/roll-off rocket transport vessel for aerospace manufacturer ULA. Bollinger Shipyards 34 |

  • MN Aug-24#31 to the yard, “ULA awarded Bollinger Shipyards USCGC Argus)
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    as for space exploration and national security. Ac- offshore patrol cutters (OPC). The ? rst vessel in this series, cording to the yard, “ULA awarded Bollinger Shipyards USCGC Argus, was launched in November 2023. The Aus- a contract to build a second roll-on/roll-off vessel, to be tal USA yard in Mobile

  • MN Jun-24#39 roll-on/roll-off vessel to Bollinger Shipyards, who recently)
    June 2024 - Marine News page: 39

    Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ULA said it awarded a contract to build the 356-foot- long roll-on/roll-off vessel to Bollinger Shipyards, who recently started constructing the new ship at its shipyard in Amelia, La. Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. has been hired to oversee the

  • MN Nov-23#58 Joins Hornblower Makes Bollinger Mississippi Leadership)
    November 2023 - Marine News page: 58

    to making such lowski as vice president of engineering. technical achievements possible. Powers Gunderson Stoik Schneider Joins Hornblower Makes Bollinger Mississippi Leadership Promotions Bollinger Shipyards has hired Na- Hornblower Group has made than Schneider as director of engi- several leadership

  • MN Jun-23#10 leadership positions with Bollinger Shipyards, including)
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    Prior to joining Savage, Ellis was president, board member and part owner of Settoon Towing, and before that he held various leadership positions with Bollinger Shipyards, including EVP/ CFO and EVP/COO. Ellis has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from LSU and currently serves on the board of directors

  • MN Sep-22#20 chains and threatening our Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered)
    September 2022 - Marine News page: 20

    is ceding its leadership, severely Beijing has spent billions expanding its ports network endangering our critical supply chains and threatening our Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered USCGC William Chadwick, its 50th Fast Response Cutter built for the U.S. Coast Guard. Bollinger Shipyards 20

  • MN Sep-22#4 .com Bollinger Shipyards president)
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    ext 6240 Fax: 212-254-6271 features an op-ed from one of the leading names in U.S. shipbuilding, John Cagni • [email protected] Bollinger Shipyards president Ben Brordelon, who calls for more steady Tel: 631-472-2715 and predictable government funding to help shipyards build

  • MN Sep-22#2 Authors By Ben Bordelon, Bollinger Shipyards 44 Editorial)
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    Group Boat Works 32 4 Editor’s Note 19 OpEd: Short-term Decisions 43 Products Create Long-term Issues 6 Authors By Ben Bordelon, Bollinger Shipyards 44 Editorial Calendar 10 By the Numbers: 38 Pro? le: Silverback Marine By Eric Haun Small Shipyard Grants 45 Classi

  • MR Aug-22#31 May under construction by Bollinger Shipyards,” McFadden)
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    year. barge for the Columbia modules, and a ? oating dry dock now The 11th, Friedman (WMSL 760), started fabrication in May under construction by Bollinger Shipyards,” McFadden said. 2021. Ingalls is the sole yard building the NSC, LPD and LHA. www.marinelink.com 31 MR #8 (18-33).indd 31 8/1/2022

  • MR Aug-22#28 the way up to very large Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport)
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    Freedom-class design, for the next. Or, it can be a drastic make-over. Royal Saudi Navy. The yards include mid-tier yards all the way up to very large Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., delivered the 154-foot facilities devoted exclusively to warships. The ships range Legend-class Fast Response Cutter

  • MR Jun-22#42 goes north for an ex- by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport)
    June 2022 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42

    1126), assigned to Sector replacing the aging Island-class 110-foot patrol boats. Built Honolulu. “If an FRC back in CONUS goes north for an ex- by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., the Coast Guard peditionary operation to the Arctic, for example, they can stop commissioned its 48th FRC, the USCGC

  • MN Mar-22#36 with yards such as Bollinger, Austal USA and Huntington)
    March 2022 - Marine News page: 36

    Galveston Pilots. stage of the build program and is believed to be competing Austal USA has four Independence-class LCS currently with yards such as Bollinger, Austal USA and Huntington under construction, with two Expeditionary Fast Trans- Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding. Stage 2 contracts ports

  • MN Nov-21#68 Fast Response Cutters Bollinger Shipyards has delivered)
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    the latest Massachusetts procurement for offshore wind, launches this shipyard toward a new and growing market.” Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), USCGC John Scheuerman, to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla.

  • MR Jun-21#44 FEATURE RIDE STABILIZATION Bollinger Shipyards Vessel Stability)
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    TECH FEATURE RIDE STABILIZATION Bollinger Shipyards Vessel Stability is Control By Greg Trauthwein essel stabilization is a tum has a great product range that ? ts said Allen. “They put new hardware on holy grail problem for into the patrol boat market.” the ships, they rebuild things, and they many

  • MR Jun-21#30 . The FRC is being built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport)
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    can deploy independently to conduct maritime security; ? shery patrols; search and res- cue; and national defense missions. The FRC is being built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., and is based on the Da- men Stan Patrol 4708 “parent-craft” design. FRCs have been assigned at homeports from the continenta

  • MN Jun-21#40 Louisiana shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards has delivered)
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    Vessels USCGC Glen Harris Louisiana shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Glen Harris to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. The vessel is the 167th Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 44th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the

  • MN Dec-20#33 I the Alaska market, from Bollinger Shipyards. The barge)
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    its new Alaska Class 100,000-barrel, articulated tug and barge (ATB), which will be used to transport petroleum products for I the Alaska market, from Bollinger Shipyards. The barge Oliver Leavitt and tug Aveogan pairing form the ? rst ATB in Crowley’s ? eet dedicated to the Alaska market. Crowley will