MARAD Small Shipyard Grants
Southwest Shipyard, LP., of Channelview, Texas, on the Mississippi River, will receive $1.2 million for blasting and painting equipment upgrades.
MARAD Selects 27 Small Shipyards to Receive $20M in Grants
The largest individual grant awarded in 2023 is $1.2 million to Southwest Shipyard in Channelview, Texas to upgrade its blasting and painting equipment. [...]
Orion Marine Group Christens Dredge Lavaca
The Lavaca, formerly called the dredge Everett Fisher, underwent a complete rebuild at Southwest Shipyard that spanned 15 months, with The Shearer Group providing [...]
Southwest Shipyard, L.P. Receives Trio of 2022 Shipyard Safety Awards
Southwest Shipyard, L.P. Receives Trio of 2022 Shipyard Safety Awards “Excellence in Safety,” “Improvement in Safety” and “Significance in Safety Achievement” Awards Given Annually [...]
A successful launch for the Lorraine Hooks!
A successful launch for the Lorraine Hooks! Yesterday, at Southwest Shipyard, LP in Galveston, we celebrated the launch of our new 27-inch cutter suction [...]
Jeremiah H. Idler Barge Launch
On August 4, 2021, Southwest Shipyard hosted SPI/Mobile Pulley Works, Inc. and Mike Hooks, LLC at their Galveston, TX facility for the launch of [...]