The barges have road spans longer than football fields that could enable rapid deployment beyond heavily defended beaches.

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $28.3 million contract modification to Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., for the design and ...

Named in honor of Michael Hughes, an Irish immigrant and first-generation founder of the company in 1852, Michael represents ...

Neal S. Platzer was and will remain president of the shipyard. Platzer, established in 1949, is a U.S. leader in tank barge cleaning and gasfreeing. The shipyard is now the 14th yard in the ...

Its other subsidiaries and affiliates include: Colonna Down River, Steel America, Weld America and Norfolk Barge Co. Colonna’s Shipyard Chairman and CEO Randall Crutchfield, left, and President ...

It's thought the barges - similar to the Mulberry Harbours used by the Allies on D-Day - could be used by China in a possible ...