Terrebonne Parish · Greater New Orleans
Shipyards buying in Houma, Louisiana
Houma's yards buy cable for hulls, and the material that comes back out is marine-rated or it is not worth much.
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Sending a shipyards lot from Houma
State the construction, the quantity and the storage. If the print is legible, photograph it; if the tag is gone, say that too.
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Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
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Why shipyards accumulates in Houma
Thoma-Sea builds tugs, platform supply vessels and research ships at Port of Terrebonne yards, and Gulf Island runs a 450,000-square-foot fabrication campus on 160 acres. Both consume shipboard cable and welding lead continuously.
Surplus appears when a hull is delivered or a project is reworked: marine power and control cable on part reels, welding lead in quantity, temporary distribution cable and crane festoon cable from yard equipment.
The distinction that decides value is the approval printed on the jacket. Marine cable without its print is industrial cable with a marine expectation attached, and that gap is the most common disappointment in a yard review.
What we look for 03
What a Houma lot usually contains
- Marine power, control and signal cable with printed approvals
- Welding lead in 1/0 to 4/0, unused reels separated from working leads
- Crane festoon and continuous-flex cable from yard equipment
- Cut lengths from a delivered hull, measured and identified
Access and freight. The Houma Navigation Canal is the parish's industrial spine, connecting the Intracoastal Waterway to the Gulf. U.S. 90, the future I-49 South corridor, runs south of the city, and Houma-Terrebonne Airport anchors an industrial park.
Questions —
Houma questions
What makes cable marine-rated?
The listing printed by the manufacturer on the jacket. It cannot be inferred from where the cable was used.
Do you buy welding lead from Houma yards?
Yes, in volume. Unused reels are worth separating from leads that have been in service.
Is festoon cable reusable?
Rarely once it has run. Its fatigue history cannot be inspected, so it is reviewed as removed material.
Can you collect from a yard with crane access?
Yes, with the yard's lift plan. It is arranged rather than improvised.
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Send the Houma lot
Text photographs to 614-715-3047 or email Houma lot details with the form above.
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A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.