Plant & utility cable · Louisiana
Shipyard cable buyers in Louisiana
Louisiana builds and repairs more working boats than almost anywhere in the country, and every hull that leaves takes a yard's cable stock with it.
Start here 01
Review a shipyards lot
The state's shipyards run from the inland yards of the Acadiana and Lafourche corridors to the offshore fabrication yards at Houma and Morgan City and the repair yards serving the Gulf fleet. Each newbuild consumes shipboard cable, and each repair consumes portable cord, welding lead and temporary power.
- Plant and contractor material kept as separate lots
- Records and reel tags are the evidence that matters
- Release, isolation and permits stay with the site
Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
The material 02
What this lot looks like in Louisiana
Surplus in a yard is a mix of marine cable with specific approvals and ordinary industrial cable used to build the hull. The distinction matters: marine cable carries its approvals in the print, and ordinary cable used in a yard does not become marine cable by being in a yard.
Specification 03
What we need to review it
Small facts decide large outcomes. These are the ones that matter for this family.
| Shipboard cable | Marine-rated power, control and signal cable with the appropriate approvals printed on the jacket |
|---|---|
| Yard power | 600 V feeder, distribution cable and dock power cable |
| Welding | Welding lead in 1/0 to 4/0, plus ground cable |
| Portable | SOOW and marine cord for temporary power and tools |
| Documentation | Yard stores records, project files and reel tags |
| Complications | Mixed marine and industrial stock, cut lengths and wet storage |
Lots we buy 04
Shipyards material we review
Marine power and control cable
Approved shipboard constructions, read on the approval print rather than on appearance.
Yard distribution cable
Feeder and distribution cable for docks, cranes and sheds, read as industrial cable.
Welding lead
The largest volume in most yards, read on size, jacket condition and length.
Cut lengths from a hull
Remainders from a newbuild, useful when measured and identified by construction.
How it is read 05
How this family is evaluated
Marine cable is read on approvals. If the print does not carry the marine listing, the cable is industrial cable with a marine price expectation attached, and the review has to say that plainly.
Yard cable is then read normally: metal, size, length, condition. Welding lead dominates the volume and is read on jacket condition and measured length.
Safety first. Shipyard work involves confined spaces, hot work and heavy lifts. Cable removal follows the yard's own safety and permit system.
Related cable types
Where this material is reviewed
Questions —
Shipyards questions
What approvals make cable marine cable?
The listing printed on the jacket by the manufacturer, such as a marine shipboard designation. Without that print the cable cannot be presented as approved marine cable.
Do you buy welding lead from yards?
Yes, in volume. Jacket condition and measured length decide the read, and unused reels are worth separating from working leads.
Can marine and industrial cable be sold together?
They can be sent together, but they should be described separately. Mixing them means the marine material is valued as industrial.
Do you buy cable from repair yards?
Yes. Repair-yard surplus is often mixed and wet, and it is reviewed as removed material rather than as store stock.
Next step —
Send the lot details
Text photographs of reel tags to 614-715-3047 and reference the company name you use in the form.
Request a wire quote
A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.