Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned shipbuilder in the United States, has decided to close its operations in New Orleans.
The company said decision to close its Algiers Point facility was driven by a desire to consolidate its repair and maintenance operations..
Last year, Bollinger acquired Halter Marine in Mississippi. The larger of two floating drydocks at Algiers is headed to Mississippi, while the smaller one will likely end up at the company’s original site in Harvey, Louisiana.
The Algiers site is owned by the Port of New Orleans. The port, which signed a 10-year lease with Bollinger in 2021, is negotiating release terms with the company.
