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FirstWave Marine (ID: 725)
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Specialists in virtually every type of marine repair and conversion No other shipyard company in the Gulf Coast region offers the unique combination of benefits that FirstWave delivers to its customers every day: Six shipyards with complementary capabilities and mutual support More than twenty haul-out facilities Ideal locations on the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Ship Channel Experienced marine people Certified to all regulatory agencies Offshore rig and drillship repair Locations close to Gulf of Mexico drilling and production activity and Houston operating and drilling company headquarters are just a couple of the advantages FirstWave brings to offshore rig repair. Our management team has many years experience in building and repairing every type of rig working today. Whatever your rig repair needs, we've done it successfully many times. Offsite services There are times when you need repairs, modifications, or maintenance and don't want to bring your offshore rig into a shipyard to do it. In many cases, we can bring the shipyard to your rig. We send out crews, equipment, and materials and can perform many jobs while your vessel is working or in transit. Contact us for details to see if your repair, modification, or maintenance problem can be solved offsite. "Quick Repair" services for boats Our Pasadena facility specializes in fast-turnaround repairs of inland boats. Ample drydock and pier space means that we can usually accomodate your repair job immediately. Our boat specialists can get you back to work quickly. Barge repair We repair nearly any type of inland or ocean barge, from minor repairs to major steel replacement. Our facilities allow a high volume of repair work. Whatever your fleet size, you can depend on the same high quality and on-time, on budget delivery. Ship repair We can drydock commercial ships, boats, and barges up to 7,500 tons and can perform all types of topside or in-water repairs. Considerable topside capacity includes ample pier space (with lengths up to 1,125 ft) and unobstructed access. Conversions and modifications We perform a wide variety of conversions on a range of offshore drilling rigs and inland vessels. For example: OSV stretch jobs, converting offshore rigs from drilling to production (or back again), double skinning tank barges to meet OPA 90 regulations, and more. If you're not sure of the economics of a conversion, talk to us. It may be your most cost-effective option. The comprehensive fabrication capabilities you've been looking for are right here. FirstWave's network of facilities is an excellent resource for customers who want first-class fabrication work. The outstanding capabilities that support our operations are ideal for many other fabrication requirements. From production-line steel-bending and automated plate cutting to complex individual structures, we provide fabricated products and components for a variety of applications in a range of industries. Here's an idea of what we can bring to your next fabrication project: Well-equipped facilities with nearly 300,000 sq ft of manufacturing area under roof. Skilled craftsmen and experienced project management. Numerous high-capacity cranes. Automated steel-cutting capabilities. Press brakes that can bend three-quarter-inch steel plate to a 1-inch radius. Automated panel line. Covered slip served by 500-ton crane capacity - easy load-out for barge shipping. Ideal location and unobstructed access to Gulf of Mexico. Our yards form a fabrication network for first-class service. The close proximity of our yards provides complementary capabilities and mutual support. This is especially important for projects requiring high throughput rates and careful coordination. We can combine the strengths of each facility in different ways to do a better job for you. There's another big advantage to this network. We have a large, mobile workforce that can be shifted easily from yard to yard as workloads demand. Combined with our comprehensive selection of services, this means that business cycles in a particular industry have less effect on our ability to retain skilled, experienced people. Along with consistently high-quality products, you'll also get responsive service delivered by the most capable craftspeople. Making sure you get what you need is our hand-picked management team experienced people who have worked on projects ranging from building and repairing everything from largest mobile offshore rigs in the world to inland barges and boats. They know how to give you a better job, in less time, at a lower cost. This is a small sample list of projects FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding has successfully delivered. There are many more. From "Quick Repair" tugboat services to major semisubmersible rig conversions, we have experience in a wide variety of inland and offshore vessels. From "Quick Repair" tugboat services to major semisubmersible rig conversions, we have experience in a wide variety of inland and offshore vessels... FirstWave Marine