Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two deck barges for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The barges will be delivered to the Corp’s Mobile District and will be used to transport and store the district’s stop logs used for lock maintenance and construction activities. The announcement [...]
Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of a crane barge that will operate on the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project. Johnny Conrad, Conrad President and Chief Executive Officer, made the announcement. “Conrad Shipyard has a long history of building vessels [...]
Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) of Morgan City, Louisiana has signed a contract to build four Damen Stan 3711® tugs for Young Brothers, Limited of Hawaii. The announcement was made by Conrad President and CEO Johnny Conrad: "This new contract is a tribute to the extraordinary skills of our shipbuilding [...]
Morgan City, LA: Conrad Shipyard (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) has announced the formation of a new business unit focused on LNG projects. The new business unit will be led by Conrad Vice President Brett Wolbrink. Conrad President and CEO Johnny Conrad commented on the selection of Wolbrink to lead the LNG unit: “Brett has [...]
Morgan City, LA: The M/V Woods Hole, a 235-foot long passenger ferry built for the Steamship Authority of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, was christened on May 20th at Conrad Aluminum in Amelia, Louisiana. The ferry has the capacity to carry 384 passengers, 55 automobiles or 10 eighteen-wheel tractor-trailers. The Woods Hole will run its 45-minute [...]
Workboat Show Daily It’s been busy, busy year for Conrad Shipyard. Conrad’s Morgan City, La., Amelia, La., and Orange, Texas, facilities are scheduled to deliver a number of new barges and vessels by the end of the year. This includes tank barges, a refrigeration barge, an articulated tug-barge unit, construction barges, a keyway barge, [...]
Workboat Show Daily November proved to be a record- setting month for Conrad Shipyard as the company signed new construction contracts with three repeat customers. The new contracts consist of multiple oceangoing tank barges and tugs. Johnny Conrad, Conrad Shipyard president and CEO, discussed the signifi- cance of the record setting achievement. “The fact [...]
Workboat Show Daily Parker Conrad is a legend in South Louisiana and a pioneer in the shipbuilding industry. In October, he turned 100. From humble beginnings of building wooden shrimp boats to increasingly larger and more powerful vessels, Parker Conrad put his stamp of integrity, craftsmanship and quality on every vessel delivered. Through the [...]
Morgan City, Louisiana (July 9, 2015) - Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced today the appointment of Rene J. Leonard as Vice President of Business Development and Engineering. “We are excited to have Rene join our management team,” said Johnny Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Rene has been in the shipyard [...]
Morgan City, Louisiana (May 21, 2015) - Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced today the appointment of Scott J. Theriot as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are excited to have Scott join our executive team,” said Johnny Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Scott has been in the shipyard [...]
