Gulf Coast Fabrication ~ Shipbuilding History

Gulf Coast Fabrication

Pearlington MS

Most recent update: August 26, 2014.

Gulf Coast Fabrication was a builder of large barges, originally located in Pass Christian MS, but later relocated to the Port Bienville Industrial Park, in Pearlington MS. It was bought by Trinity Marine in 1994 and spun off as part of Halter Marine Group in 1996. In July 2002, it was one of the six remaining Halter shipyards that were acquired by Singapore Technologies from the estate of Friede Goldman Halter, but was resold in 2004 to Coastal Mining & Marine. The yard has since been razed. See the site from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Names	Customer	Type	GT	Delivered	Notes
Built in Pass Christian
101	641627	Gulf Coast 1801	GILC LP	barge	854	1981	later U-781
102	642853	Gulf Coast 1802	GILC LP	barge	854	1981	later U-782
103	643879	Gulf Coast 1803	GILC LP	barge	854	1981	later U-783
105	648279	LB Pipeliner 5	Norman Offshore Pipelines	pipelaying barge	1,114	1982
112	651410	Gulf Coast Pro	McDonough Marine	barge	1,488	1982
116	654014	Gulf Star		barge	404	1982	later U-142
117	653480	Flyin' Wedge I	Halter Marine	barge	211	1982
124	657704	Vintage 884	Vintage Petroleum	tank barge	211	1983	later Exxon 884
132	671621	Alaska Enterprise	Northland Vessel Leasing	container barge	3,731	1984	later Bristol Bay Trader
140	674881	TS & G 230	Hanson Marine Finance	barge	1,771	1984
144	689966	Titan		barge	1,585	Jan 1985	later Vermilion, Gulf Island VIII, Superior Valor
146	685131	Weeks 256	Weeks Marine	tank barge	4,267	1986
150	694042	Bob Hill	Traylor Bros.	barge	950	1986
154	699977	Weeks 702	Weeks Marine	tank barge	9,514	1986	later DBL 134
170	931879	Weeks 257	Weeks Marine	tank barge	4,267	1988
172		Tesoro Energizer	Tesoro Petroleum	tank barge		1988
			Scott Paper	pulp barge		1989
			Scott Paper	pulp barge		1989
			Scott Paper	pulp barge		1989
197	706627	Martha	Bahamas Refining	tank barge	1,576	Nov 1989
Built in Pearlington
200	965439	Alafia	Cargill	tank barge	10,356	Dec 1990
224	977386	Sea-Barge Trader	Sea-Barge Inc.	container barge	4,271	Feb 1992	later Columbia Newark
230	985204	G. L. 106	Great Lakes Dredge	barge	114	1991
243	992086	Columbia Miami	Columbia Coastal Tpt	container barge	2,349	Apr 1993	later CBC Miami
246	994740	Harry A. Merlo	ketchikan Pulp Co.	tank barge	4,733	Dec 1993	later EMS-5001
247	995650	Gold Coast Casino	The President Riverboat	passenger	21,404	1993	later President Casino Broadwater
249	998119	Treasure Bay Biloxi	Treasure Bay, Inc.	passenger	2,772	1994
253	1020768	Tongass Provider	Alaska Marine Lines	barge	3,537	May 1994
255	1023166	Biloxi Belle	riverboat Corp. of Miss.	passenger	5,191	1994
256	1029587	Diamond Lakes I	BL Development	passenger	3,729	1994
257	1029588	Diamond Lakes II	BL Development	passenger	3,729	1994
258	1029589	Diamond Lakes III	BL Development	passenger	3,729	1994
260	1023468	Columbia Savannah	Columbia Coastal Tpt	container barge	2,395	Sep 1994	later CBC Savannah
261	1061968	King of the Red	Horseshoe Entertainment	passenger	3,833	1997
262	1023175	Boomtown	BTN Inc.	passenger	27,843	1994
262	1020767	Taku Provider	Alaska Marine Lines	barge	3,537	Jan 1995
263	1023470	Columbia Charleston	Columbia Coastal Tpt	container barge	2,395	4 Feb 1995
267	1055451	Yucatan	Penn ATB, Inc.	tank barge	12,157	9 Mar 1998
270	1029827	Marmac 15	McDonough Marine	barge	2,029	31 May 1995
271	1029828	Marmac 16	McDonough Marine	barge	2,029	26 Jul 1995
272	1050267	Marmac 17	McDonough Marine	barge	2,029	20 Sep 1995
273	1057219	Marmac 18	McDonough Marine	barge	2,029	20 Jan 1996
274	1038792	TMI 17	Transerve Marine Inc.	tank barge	6,840	10 May 1996
275		APL-61	US Navy	barracks barge		17 Oct 1997
276		APL-62	US Navy	barracks barge		29 Nov 1997
277	1049400	Columbia Baltimore	Columbia Coastal Tpt	container barge	4,271	15 Jan 1997
278		Gold Nugget Casino	W.G. Yates & Sons	barge		27 Mar 1997
279		Gold Nugget Casino	W.G. Yates & Sons	barge		27 Mar 1997
280	1048138	Beau Rivage-A	Beau Rivage Resorts	passenger	53,850	27 Mar 1997
281		Gold Nugget Casino	W.G. Yates & Sons	barge		27 Mar 1997
282		Gold Nugget Casino	W.G. Yates & Sons	barge		27 Mar 1997
283		Marmac 17	McDonough Marine	barge	1,943	1 May 1997
284			Westinghouse Electric	power barge
285			Westinghouse Electric	power barge
286	1051357	Borinquen	Weeks Marine, Inc.	dredge	468	7 Mar 1997
287	1059124	Chicago Bridge	Coastal Ship, Inc.	container barge	5,860	31 Oct 1997
288	1059125	Charlotte Bridge	Coastal Ship, Inc.	container barge	5,860	10 Jan 1998
289	1055209	CBC-1267	canal barge Company	barge	1,900	31 Dec 1997
290	1055210	CBC-1268	canal barge Company	barge	1,900	31 Dec 1997
291	1063184	Marmac 300	McDonough Marine	barge	1,834	1 May 1998
292	1057219	Marmac 18	McDonough Marine	barge	1,943	31 Mar 1998
293	1064767	B. No. 215	Bouchard Transportation	tank barge	8,721	18 Aug 1998
294	1067457	Atlanta Bridge	Coastal Ship, Inc.	container barge	5,860	15 Jun 1998
295	1067458	Memphis Bridge	Coastal Ship, Inc.	container barge	5,860	15 Sep 1998
296	1067459	Brooklyn Bridge	Coastal Ship, Inc.	container barge	5,860	15 Sep 1998
297			Transocean Offshore, Inc.	drilling platform		31 Jan 1998	subcontract work
298		Pegasus	NASA	special-purpose barge	1,648	10 Dec 1998
299	1087420	B. No. 220	Bouchard Transportation	tank barge	8,225	1 Jul 1999
300	1102126	Domino Sugar	Express Marine	sugar barge	5,558	Aug 2000	later DBL 78
301	1091839	Great Lakes Trader	Van Enkevort Towing	dry bulk barge	15,823	June 2000
302		Colombia IV	Drummond Co.	crane barge	1,992	Oct 2000	(Colombia)
303			Harrah's Entertainment	casino barge		2001
304			Harrah's Entertainment	casino barge		2001
306		Global Explorer	Global Explorer Corp.	cable ship		2002	subcontract work
307	1123079	550-1	Vessel Mgmt Services	tank barge	11,129	15 May 2002
309	1123080	550-2	Vessel Mgmt Services	tank barge	11,129	28 Jun 2002