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Gulf Coast Fabrication, Pearlington MS

(later Halter Marine Port Bienville, now Coastal Mining & Marine)

Most recent update: May 11, 2011.

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.  It was acquired by Singapore Technologies from the estate of Friede Goldman Halter in 2003 but was resold in 2004 to a local businessman who is now planning its revival.  If anyone can add to the table below, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.  See the shipyard from the air on Google here.

Hull # Names Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition

Built in Pass Christian
101 U-781 GILC LP Barge 854 1981 Active
105 LB Pipeliner 5 Norman Offshore Pipelines Pipelay Barge 1,114 1982 Active
112 Gulf Coast Pro McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 1,488 1982 Active
117 Flyin' Wedge I Halter Marine Deck Barge 211 1982 Active
124 Vintage 884 Vintage Petroleum Tank Barge 211 1983 Now Exxon 884
132 Alaska Enterprise Northland Vessel Leasing Container Barge 3,731 1984 Now Bristol Bay Trader
140 TS & G 230 Hanson Marine Finance Barge 1,771 1984 Active
150 Bob Hill Traylor Bros. Deck Barge 950 1986 Active
154 Weeks 702 Weeks Marine Tank Barge 9,514 1986 Now DBL 134
170 Weeks 257 Weeks Marine Tank Barge 4,267 1988 Active

Built in Pearlington
200 Alafia Cargill Tank Barge 10,356 Dec-90 Active
224 Sea-Barge Trader Sea-Barge Inc. Container Barge 4,271 Feb-92 Now Columbia Newark
230 G. L. 106 Great Lakes Dredge Barge 114 1991 Active
243 Columbia Miami Columbia Coastal Transport Container Barge 2,349 Apr-93 Now CBC Miami
246 Harry A. Merlo Ketchikan Pulp Co. Tank Barge 4,733 Dec-93 Active
247 Gold Coast Casino The President Riverboat Passenger 21,404 1993 Destroyed 2005
249 Treasure Bay Biloxi Treasure Bay, Inc. Passenger 2,772 1984 Active
253 Tongass Provider Alaska Marine Lines Deck Barge 3,537 May-94 Active
255 Biloxi Belle Riverboat Corp. of Miss. Passenger 5,191 1994 Active
256 Diamond Lakes I BL Development Passenger 3,729 1994 Active
257 Diamond Lakes II BL Development Passenger 3,729 1994 Active
258 Diamond Lakes III BL Development Passenger 3,729 1994 Active
260 Columbia Savannah Columbia Coastal Transport Container Barge 2,395 Sep-94 Now CBC Savannah
261 King of the Red Horseshoe Entertainment Passenger 3,833 1997 Active
262 Boomtown BTN Inc. Passenger 27,843 1994 Active
262 Taku Provider Alaska Marine Lines Deck Barge 3,537 Jan-95 Active
263 Columbia Charleston Columbia Coastal Transport Container Barge 2,395 4-Feb-95 Active
267 Yucatan Penn ATB, Inc. Tank Barge 12,157 9-Mar-98 Active
270 Marmac 15 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 2,029 31-May-95 Active
271 Marmac 16 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 2,029 26-Jul-95 Active
272 Marmac 17 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 2,029 20-Sep-95 Active
273 Marmac 18 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 2,029 20-Jan-96 Active
274 TMI 17 Transerve Marine Inc. Tank Barge 6,840 10-May-96 Active
275 APL 61 U.S. Navy Barracks Barge   17-Oct-97 Active
276 APL 62 U.S. Navy Barracks Barge   29-Nov-97 Active
277 Columbia Baltimore Columbia Coastal Transport Container Barge 4,271 15-Jan-97 Active
278 Gold Nugget Casino W.G. Yates & Sons Deck Barge   27-Mar-97 Active
279 Gold Nugget Casino W.G. Yates & Sons Deck Barge   27-Mar-97 Active
280 Beau Rivage-A Beau Rivage Resorts Passenger 53,850 27-Mar-97 Active
281 Gold Nugget Casino W.G. Yates & Sons Deck Barge   27-Mar-97 Active
282 Gold Nugget Casino W.G. Yates & Sons Deck Barge   27-Mar-97 Active
283 Marmac 19 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 1,943 29-May-97 Active
284   Westinghouse Electric Corp. Power Barge     Active
285   Westinghouse Electric Corp. Power Barge     Active
286 Borinquen Weeks Marine, Inc. Dredge 468 7-Mar-97 Active
287 Chicago Bridge Coastal Ship, Inc. Container Barge 5,860 31-Oct-97 Active
288 Charlotte Bridge Coastal Ship, Inc. Container Barge 5,860 10-Jan-98 Active
289 CBC 1267 Canal Barge Company Deck Barge 1,900 31-Dec-97 Active
290 CBC 1268 Canal Barge Company Deck Barge 1,900 31-Dec-97 Active
291 Marmac 300 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 1,834 1-May-98 Active
292 Marmac 18 McDonough Marine Service Deck Barge 1,943 31-Mar-98 Active
293 B. No. 215 Bouchard Coastwise Management Tank Barge 8,721 18-Aug-98 Active
294 Atlanta Bridge Coastal Ship, Inc. Container Barge 5,860 15-Jun-98 Active
295 Memphis Bridge Coastal Ship, Inc. Container Barge 5,860 15-Sep-98 Active
296 Brooklyn Bridge Coastal Ship, Inc. Container Barge 5,860 15-Sep-98 Active
297   Transocean Offshore, Inc. Drilling Platform Module   31-Jan-98 Active
298 Pegasus N.A.S.A. Special-Purpose Barge 1,648 10-Dec-98 Active
299 B. No. 220 Bouchard Coastwise Management Tank Barge   1-Jul-99 Active
300 Domino Sugar Express Marine Sugar Barge 5,558 Aug-00 Active
301 Great Lakes Trader Van Enkevort Towing Dry Bulk Barge 15,823 Jun-00 Active
302 Colombia IV Drummond Co. Crane Barge 1,992 Oct-00 Active
303   Harrah's Entertainment Casino Barge   2001 Active
304   Harrah's Entertainment Casino Barge   2001 Active
306 Global Explorer Global Explorer Corp. Cable Ship   2001 Active
307 550-1 Vessel Management Services Tank Barge 11,129 Apr-02 Active
308   Bouchard Coastwise Management Tank Barge     Cancelled
309 550-2 Vessel Management Services Tank Barge 11,129 Oct-02 Active