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- Winter Work 2020: Barge Ashtabula & Tug Defiance
- Winter Work 2020: Barge Menominee & Tug Olive L. Moore
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Calumet
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Robert S. Pierson
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Cuyahoga
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Mississagi
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Saginaw
- Winter Work 2020: M/V Ojibway
- Miller Ferry Steel Repair
- M/V Calumet Port Main Diesel Engine Replacement
GEORGE H. KAULL AWARD FOR ENTREPRENUERSHIP
Best of the County award
CCSR was contracted to remove a crawler crane off of a government barge, and build a new foundation for the new crane. This took around 9 months to complete in Ashtabula Ohio. The foundation for this crane was 1-”-thick steel.
During the winter layup season of 2017/2018, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Calumet. The main focus on this vessel was replacing the incline belt catch funnel, replacing 3 fluid drives and some small inserts around the pilot house.
During the winter layup season of 2017/2018, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Menominee and Tug Olive Moore. The main focus of this barge was replacing 240 ‘of 12-” ballast piping and a 72 -’ by 12-’ insert in cargo hold # 1.
During the winter layup season of 2017/2018, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Mississagi. Some of the main jobs on this vessel were sealing any leaking rivet, renewing 100 ‘of tunnel skirt boards, and renewing 250 ‘ of the tunnel belt structure.
CCSR was contracted to assess and repair a barge that had significant barge damage due to a collision. Over 48,000 lbs. of steel were renewed on the vessel in Detroit, MI during the 2018/2019 winter season. The repair included a 45’ x 16’ x ½” side shell insert as well as longitudinal, transverse framing, and bulkhead renewal.
CCSR was contracted to design, fabricate, and install a new floor for an industrial bulk material distributor’s sand dryer. This structure was built using RA2507, a high heat stainless steel, and installed in the dryer approximately 20 ‘off of ground level.
During the winter layup season of 2018/2019, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Ashtabula & Tug Defiance. Work included ABS determined ballast tank repairs, cargo hold crack repairs, miscellaneous deck equipment upkeep, and bearing renewals for various belt rollers.
During the winter layup season of 2018/2019, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Menominee & Tug Olive L. Moore. The main job was a 15’ x 30’ x ½” side shell insert at #4 STBD Ballast tank where the vessel was previously damaged. Additional work included ABS determined ballast tank repairs, cargo hold gate renewals & repairs, and other miscellaneous steel repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2018/2019, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Calumet. Work included ABS determined ballast tank repairs, various piping throughout the vessel, steering gear bearing replacements, grocery hoist renewal, and an 8’ x 15’ side shell & frame insert in the generator room.
During the winter layup season of 2018/2019, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Mississagi. Work included ABS determined ballast tank repairs, [2] tunnel motor overhaul assists, and elevator & conveyor steel repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2018/2019, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Saginaw. The main job was a complete renewal of screen bulkhead #4/5, and renewal of all outer slope plate in cargo hold #6. Work included ABS determined ballast tank repairs, renewal of ballast expansion couplings, bucket elevator repairs, and other miscellaneous steel renewals.
CCSR was contracted to fabricate, furnish, and commission a small 16’ wide x 25’ long truck-able push workboat. The owner provided a small unfinished hull, which had to be overhauled, and then fabricated an engine room overhead space, as well as a pilot house. CCSR also installed and aligned the engines, fabricated and installed the rudders & steering system, ran all hydraulic, fuel, oil, & water piping, ran all electrical for the vessel, and fabricated all deck equipment. CCSR also blasted & painted the entire vessel.
CCSR was contracted to fabricate, and deliver, over 600 linear feet of double channel waler to a construction company renewing the dock face/sheet piling at Bradstreet Waterfront in Rocky River.
CCSR has been fabricating cargo hold hatch covers for various vessels over the past few years. Currently, CCSR has built covers for the following vessels: M/V Cuyahoga, M/V Robert S. Pierson, M/V Calumet, and M/V Manitowoc. All covers are built to an approved drawing and verified throughout the process by either ABS or Lloyd’s register. After fabrication, covers are blasted & painted, and have their gasket installed before being delivered to the vessel.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Ashtabula. Some of the jobs included renewing 200‘of hydraulic piping, replacing 10 gate rams, and helping replace the tunnel belt. The main focus for this boat was slope renewal.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Menominee and Tug Olive Moore. The main work for this winter was the completed renewal of cargo hold bulkhead #1/2, as well as 900’ of 12” ballast piping renewals in #4 ballast tanks port & starboard.
The vessel also required the removal and re-installation of a ship service generator for overhaul. The additional work included the a joinery overhaul of the barge’s lounge area, ABS determined ballast tank repairs, and various gate & steel repairs
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Calumet. The main work for this winter was the completed renewal of cargo hold bulkhead #1/2, as well as slope renewals and painting of hold #1. The vessel also required significant Teflon repairs across all cargo holds. The additional work included the removal & renewal of a ballast pump, ABS determined ballast tank repairs, and other miscellaneous steel & piping jobs.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Robert S. Pierson. The main work for this vessel was assistance with the removal of the port main engine crankshaft replacement and repairs on the 1/2 & 2/3 screen bulkhead repairs. Some additional jobs included cargo hold frames & arches, ballast repairs, and other various steel repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Cuyahoga. The major work included removing the main engine gear box which required using a 225 ton crane to lift the gearbox from the bottom of the engine room. It also included an overhaul of the main gear pulley on the bucket elevator and an extensive list of ballast tank repairs. Some additional jobs included various piping repairs, assistance with the boom belt, and miscellaneous steel repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Mississagi. The main work for this vessel included complete renewal of the upper and lower wear plate. Some additional work includes tunnel conveyor belt steel renewals, bulkhead doublers & renewals, and ABS determined ITSS survey repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Saginaw. The main work for this vessel was the complete renewal of slope plating in cargo hold #5, and a crack in the STBD side shell. The additional work included various grating in ballast tanks, extensive steel renewal of ballast tank steel, as well as other miscellaneous steel repairs.
During the winter layup season of 2019/2020, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Ojibway, with the vessel arriving in late March. The vessel required approximately 50,000 lbs. of steel to be completed within two weeks of the vessel arriving. CCSR was able to finish the repairs and get the vessel out before the provided time frame
CCSR was contracted to renew wasted steel around the fuel tank of a ferry. CCSR also took UT readings to determine the wasted steel locations.
CCSR was contracted to remove and install the Port main engine. This job required CCSR to cut an 8 ‘by 8 ‘insert in the side shell to remove the engine. CCSR had to raise the engine up two levels and to the port side of the vessel with chain falls. This job took 5 days working [2] 12 hour shifts to complete.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Ashtabula and Tug Defiance. The main work included removal of teflon in cargo holds #3 and #4, as well as slope repairs in both of these holds. Additional work included ballast tank repairs, repairs on the ATB pinning system, and fabrication of a boom crane on the tug.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the Barge Menominee and Tug Olive Moore. The main focus of this barge was replacing 960 ‘of 12-” ballast piping and a 72 -’ by 12-’ insert. Some of the other jobs were renewing 80 ‘of 4 “pipe for the dredge pump renewing a cross over and placing new winches on the barge.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Calumet. The majority of the work came with the complete replacement of [2] cargo hold bulkheads, and strengthening all cargo hold hatch covers aboard the vessel. Additional work included installing a new ballast pump, installing 2 new winches and renewing the crank shaft of the main engine.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Manitowoc Work included repairs ballast tank, strengthening/adding stiffeners to all cargo hold hatch covers on the vessel, and other miscellaneous steel renewals.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V Indiana Harbor, one of the few thousand footers on the Great Lakes. The main job was a blast & paint slopes in [2] cargo holds so that ¼” wear plate could be installed (approximately 180,000 lbs.). The vessel also required installation of angle panel breakers within a ballast tank. Additional work included owner’s representative determined ballast tank and cargo hold repairs, and other miscellaneous steel renewals.
During the winter layup season of 2020/2021, CCSR completed dockside repairs on the M/V H. L. White Work included owner’s representative determined ballast tank and cargo hold repairs, and other miscellaneous steel renewals.
CCSR has an ongoing contract to perform cargo hold cleaning operations on several vessels in Cleveland, Toledo, and Detroit. This is needed when the bulk cargo material type is changed. This consists of lowering skid steers into the cargo hold with a crane, and removing all excess material to prepare the vessel for the new cargo.
The M/V Saginaw was brought to Ashtabula for some bow side shell damage. CCSR worked [2] 12 hour shifts around the clock for 7 days to replace approximately 24,000 lbs. of side shell and internal structure. The insert was 28’ x 15’ x ¾” in the #1 Port Ballast tank. ABS was onsite to sign off after the renewal was completed.