Bollinger Marine Fabricators LLC

Bollinger Shipyards is a privately held corporation that operates two construction yards, in addition to several repair yards. The original Bollinger Machine Shop yard, in Lockport, builds high-value, high-complexity small ships, while Bollinger Marine Fabricators, in Amelia (LA), builds simpler vessels. The Amelia yard was formerly McDermott Shipbuilding, acquired by Bollinger in 1998. Bollinger also acquired Gretna Machine & Iron Works, in Gretna LA, in 2001 but closed it and razed the property in 2011. In 2015, the business was sold to a third-generation member of the Bollinger family, Ben Bordelon, with additional investment by the Chouest family.