Westport Orange Shipyard

What Westport Orange Shipyard does

Westport Orange Shipyard, LLC is a privately held commercial marine shipyard headquartered in Orange, Texas, on an 80-acre peninsula on the Sabine River with 5,000+ linear feet of deep-water waterfront 1.2 miles from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The company provides maintenance, repair, and new construction services for boats, barges, and offshore vessels, serving commercial marine operators primarily on the U.S. Gulf Coast and at ports of Galveston and Houston. Its service portfolio spans six integrated offerings — boat new construction, boat repair and maintenance, barge new construction, barge repair and maintenance, offshore support vessel (OSV) module assembly, and gas free services — delivered from a single facility with 500,000+ square feet of covered fabrication and storage, 80 acres of stabilized land, three dry docks, 1,500 feet of marine railway, bridge cranes up to 150 tons, and 25,000 tons of annual fabrication capacity.

Name

Westport Orange Shipyard

Legal name

Westport Orange Shipyard, LLC

Website

https://westportorange.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Westport Orange Shipyard is a private commercial marine shipyard in Orange, Texas providing maintenance, repair, and new construction services for boats, barges, and offshore vessels to Gulf Coast operators and ports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Shipyard Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Ship Repair & Drydocking (TLAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Docking & Dockyard Operations (Graving/Floating Docks, Docking Services) (TLAHAMAA), Engine & Mechanical Overhaul (Main/Aux Engines, Pumps, Valves, Compressors) (TLAHAMAD), Dry Docks & Floating Docks (Graving, Floating, Syncrolift) (IMAJALAA)

Keywords

• Marine vessel repair
• Barge construction services
• Boat maintenance services
• Shipyard fabrication
• Offshore support vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Marine Vessel Maintenance and Repair Services: Provides ongoing maintenance, repair, and scheduled maintenance services for boats, barges, and vessels including electrical, mechanical, welding, painting, and structural work
2. New Construction Services: New boat, barge, and vessel construction services delivered as custom projects from design concept through assembly and completion
3. OSV Module Assembly: Custom module assembly services for offshore support vessels (OSV) including steel renewals and custom structural work
4. Gas Free Services: Gas free inspection and repair services for vessels, may be used prior to major repair projects or as standalone services to meet cargo requirements

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Westport Orange Shipyard delivers commercial marine maintenance, repair, and new construction services for boats, barges, and offshore support vessels. The portfolio spans six interconnected service lines: Boat New Construction, Boat Repair and Maintenance, Barge New Construction, Barge Repair and Maintenance, OSV Module Assembly, and Gas Free Services. All work is performed at the 80-acre Sabine River facility in Orange, Texas, using an ERP-driven project delivery system, multiple floating dry docks, and heavy-lift infrastructure.

Product overview

Westport Orange Shipyard offers a unified suite of commercial marine services focused on boat, barge, and vessel maintenance, repair, and new construction. The core portfolio consists of six interconnected services: Boat New Construction and Boat Repair and Maintenance for offshore and inland vessels; Barge New Construction and Barge Repair and Maintenance for deck barges and liquid cargo barges; OSV Module Assembly for offshore support vessel modules; and Gas Free Services as a preparatory service for repairs. All services are delivered from the same 80-acre facility on the Sabine River in Orange, Texas, utilizing shared infrastructure including dry docks, fabrication shops, crane equipment, and a workforce of over 250 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boat New Construction New construction services for offshore and inland vessels, including expert craftsmanship, fabrication, electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and quality control from design concept to assembly completion. Targeted at commercial marine operators requiring custom vessel builds.
• Boat Repair and Maintenance Comprehensive repair and maintenance services for commercial marine boats and vessels, including body work, engine repairs, custom structural updates, and unique development tasks not common to the marine industry. Delivered with ABS-certified welders, mechanics, and skilled fitters.
• Barge New Construction Construction of deck barges and liquid cargo barges performed across 18 acres of outdoor and 500,000 sq. ft. of indoor facilities, with rigorous protocols from material inventory through assembly, inspections, and quality control testing. Targeted at commercial marine operators requiring new barge builds.
• Barge Repair and Maintenance Maintenance of offshore and inland barges using two floating dry docks capable of lifting up to 30,000-barrel barges for inspection, survey, and repair services, with hydraulic heavy weight transporters and indoor blast and paint shops.
• OSV Module Assembly Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) module assembly services including maintenance, repair, and custom structural updates for vessels, with capabilities to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Targeted at commercial OSV operators.
• Gas Free Services Gas free services for boat components, used prior to major repair projects or as standalone services to meet cargo requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capacity to fabricate up to 25,000 tons per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Westport Marine Holdings, LLCcoreOthers · 4 October 2014Parent holding company that owns Westport Orange Shipyard, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary. Westport Marine Holdings, LLC has controlling interests in various marine related businesses.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Signal International: Gulf Coast (Alabama, Texas) shipyard focused on vessel repair, conversion, and new construction serving the offshore oil & gas market — directly comparable OSV and marine MRO customer overlap with Westport Orange.
• Conrad Shipyard: Morgan City, Louisiana shipbuilder/repair operator with deep-water facilities serving the Gulf commercial marine market — comparable barge/boat new construction and repair capabilities.
• Bollinger Shipyards: Lockport, Louisiana-based shipyard group operating multiple Gulf Coast facilities doing commercial and government vessel new construction and repair — directly comparable service mix and customer geography to Westport Orange Shipyard.
• Edison Chouest Offshore: Cut Off, Louisiana-based offshore services company with extensive vessel operations and shipyard capabilities serving the Gulf offshore market — comparable OSV module, repair, and new construction service mix.
• VT Halter Marine: Gulf Coast (Pascagoula, MS; Moss Point, MS) shipbuilder performing new construction and repair for commercial and government marine customers — comparable scale, geography, and project types.
• Atlantic Marine (BAE Systems Ship Repair): BAE Systems' Southeast U.S. ship repair operations (Jacksonville, Norfolk, Mobile) deliver commercial and government vessel MRO — comparable shipyard MRO capabilities with broader geographic reach.
• Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors: Houma, Louisiana shipbuilder building and repairing offshore support vessels and commercial marine craft — directly comparable OSV and Gulf commercial marine focus.

Regional players

• Vigor Industrial: Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Portland, Ketchikan) shipyard group doing commercial and government vessel new construction, repair, and conversion — comparable service mix but operates in a different U.S. coastal geography.

Broad incumbents

• Huntington Ingalls Industries: Largest U.S. military shipbuilder (Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS) with adjacent commercial marine MRO — comparable Gulf Coast facilities and marine MRO capabilities but primarily a defense prime.
• General Dynamics NASSCO: San Diego-based shipbuilder and repair yard doing commercial and government vessel construction and ship repair — comparable large-ship MRO and new construction capabilities at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WestOrangeShip
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westport-orange-shipyard-llc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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