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“The boat is great,” Conrad Industries project manager Terry Frickey said during an introduction of the new Murden dredging vessel. “It is not a pleasure craft.”
“I am proud to fight for our maritime industry in Congress,” Rep. Jeff Landry said as he stopped by Conrad Industries last week to meet crews that built the vessel and mark National Small Business Week.
Conrad’s Murden is a 156-foot-long shallow water dredger with a maximum hopper load capacity of 512 cubic yards.
The vessel is powered by two 760-horse power Cummins engines, and has two 480-volt Cummins generators. It features a Hydra-Pro forward deck crane and a Mobile Pully dredge pump and skid.
Conrad Shipyards specializes in the construction of a wide variety of steel and aluminum marine equipment for commercial and governmental clients.
The company constructs a variety of marine vessels, including large and small deck cargo barges, single and double hull tank barges, lift boats, push boats, towboats, offshore tugboats and offshore supply vessels.
Conrad Industries has indoor fabrication shops totaling 230,000 square feet of weatherproof floor area with overhead cranes. The shipbuilder’s enclosed facilities are said to offer a competitive advantage to meeting critical construction schedules free from weather delays.
New construction projects are performed using numerical control techniques to ensure accuracy of shapes to be assembled and reduced assembly time.
“Visiting the hard workers at Conrad Shipyards, listening to their concerns and suggestions was a fantastic way to celebrate Small Business Week,” Landry said. “After all, the best ideas are not found in the halls of Washington; they’re found in south Louisiana’s small businesses, shops and family dining rooms.”
While at Conrad Industries, Landry fielded questions from employees there and promised to fight tax burdens and other restrictions on conducting business in Louisiana.
Small Business Week is not only recognized as a tribute to entrepreneurs, but has become a political force in addressing concerns of local commerce and the manner in which it is impacted by government regulation.
