Side repairs on USCGC Hamilton in Charleston, South Carolina. Repairs included tank cleaning,fire system certification, flight deck net testing and inspection, deck preservation and tank preservation.

CCSR (previously LESR) fabricated and delivered a new buoy for the City of Cleveland’s Garrett Morgan Intake. The buoy was fabricated over four weeks in our shop. Upon completion, the buoy was delivered and anchored to the Morgan Intake by our dive team

CCSR (previously LESR) has an ongoing contract for Fettes Shipping to perform cargo hold cleaning operations on their vessels in Cleveland and Toledo when cargo type is changed. This consists of lowering skid steers into the cargo hold with a crane and removing all material to prepare the vessel for cargo change.

Side repairs on USCGC Hamilton in Charleston, South Carolina. Repairs included tank cleaning,fire system certification, flight deck net testing and inspection, deck preservation and tank preservation.

During the winter of 2015/16, we completed top side repairs on the M/V Manitowoc, Tug Defiance and Barge Ashtabula, and Tug Rebecca Lynn and Barge A-397. All three projects were a success! Work included: steel renewals, fire main washdown line, machining, gate repairs, fall arrest system installation, boom cable renewal, bow thruster replacement and refurb and numerous other projects!

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 owner’s representative determined 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.

CCSR (previously LESR) fabricated (4) steel floating mooring bitts that are 26 long and are supported by HDPE pontoons that will be used in the New Cumberland Lock and Dam in Southern Ohio.  FMBs were fabricated at our Ashtabula fabrication shop.​

CCSR (previously LESR) was dispatched for an emergency repair which consisted of a large crack in the bow and associated stringers and stiffeners of Keylakes’ Phillip R. Clarke in the presence of the United States Coast Guard and American Bureau of Shipping inspectors which was docked in Ashtabula, Ohio.

CCSR (previously LESR) was dispatched to Cleveland, Ohio to crop and renew a large portion of bulkhead in the ballast tank of Interlake’s barge Pathfinder. The project was a 26 hour repair with 4 men. Also, we removed damaged cleats, fabricated and installed new cleats.

CCSR (previously LESR) designed and built (2) 40 x 12 spud barges that pin together to form a dredging platform that will support an excavator and (2) 24 x 12 hopper barges to dispose of dredge material in our Ashtabula fabrication facility. These barges will be used for a mechanical dredging operation on Lake Roaming Rock in Rome, Ohio.

CCSR (previously LESR) was awarded the contract to remove (2) Cummins 6BT5.9M marine generator engines from the M/V Ward in Memphis, Tennessee and perform an overhaul. CCSR brought the engines to our shop and performed a complete overhaul on them including new short block assemblies, returning them to factory new condition. Once complete, the engines were hauled back to Memphis and reinstalled in the vessel.

CCSR (previously LESR) was dispatched to Cleveland, Ohio to troubleshoot issues with Yacht Tranquility’s steering system and bow thruster. All repairs were made same day and the vessel was able to get back underway.

CCSR (previously LESR) installed all piping, foundations, and accessories for a new Fireboy FM-200 fire suppression system onboard Andrie’s Tug Rebecca Lynn in River Rouge, MI.

CCSR (previously LESR) fabricated and installed a new valve/piping assembly to replace a faulty section of piping in the DTE Energy power generation plant in Ashtabula, Ohio.

CCSR (previously LESR) responded to an emergency call-out in Cleveland Ohio to repair a camshaft – fuel pump hold down on the #8 cylinder of the starboard main engine on Fettes Shipping’s Tug Petite Forte. CCSR removed, repaired, and replaced the fuel pump hold down within hours. CCSR  provided a HVAC subcontractor to repair walk-in coolers. Additionally, while onsite CCSR  inspected the ballast tank piping for leaks.

CCSR (previously LESR) dive team dove at Erie Water Works in Erie, PA to install large cones over their intake suction pumps to prevent cavitation of the pumps. Pumps were anchored to concrete floor of tank by the divers.

CCSR (previously LESR) replaced several section of insulation on a 1 million gallon water tank at DTE Ashtabula as part of our ongoing industrial maintenance contract with the facility.

CCSR (previously LESR) was dispatched by JD Williamson Construction to remove old h-pile after the construction of a new bridge over Callender road in Rome, Ohio. The contractor was unable to remove two of the remaining h-pile bridge supports from shore. CCSR  divers entered the river with a Broco magnesium underwater cutting torch and were able to remove the h-pile quickly and efficiently.

Our mobile service traveled to Detour Village, Michigan to complete a winch removal project onboard the John Sherwin. We also rebuilt and overhauled the winch. We had to move the winch from underneath the canopy out onto the hatch cover and move it to the edge to be removed by crane onto a barge then onto our trailer.

This work at DTE Energy in Ashtabula included structural steel repairs and blasting/painting to their emergency generator enclosure. Above are before and after shots of the project.

We were awarded the dockside availability onboard the Katmai Bay. This included electrical work, hydraulic inspections and repairs, structural inspection and repairs, exhaust cleaning, painting, crane repairs, and capstan inspection and repairs.

Presrite Corporation required steel repairs and pressure testing on (2) air receivers. There were several inserts that were required prior to testing.

We completed a Northern Lights generator installation onboard ODNR’s research vessel Grandon.

We were contracted to bring the Consilium Marine fire detection system onboard the Flagship Niagara into compliance. This project went extremely well and it put the vessel into compliance with the new USCG Chapter M regulations. We have the capability to provide complete Chapter M compliance for your vessels. New requirements include Safety equipment, Fire protection, and Machinery & Electrical System improvements.  In addition, we fabricated new exhaust piping for the vessel.

CCSR (previously LESR) has completed the installation of a navigation light system and all new Perko Marine navigation lights on board the Maid VI and Maid VII. The Navigation lights were one of several projects that CCSR  completed this winter that will enable the Maid vessels to operate at night. “

CCSR (previously LESR) was awarded all of the winter work on board the Manitowoc this winter including the replacement of a MSD holding tank, cargo hold steel replacement,  tile replacement, engine and generator overhauls, various piping system renewals, winch inspections and overhauls, rudder and propeller inspections, insulation resistance testing, switchboard cleaning, and many others.

CCSR (previously LESR) completed winter work on the tug Defiance and barge Ashtabula this winter including steel repairs in the cargo holds and unloading tunnel, material handling services for the blast and paint contractor, teflon plate renewal, tank vent piping renewal, exhaust lagging renewal, assistance for the contractor renewing the unloading belt, insulation resistance testing, shaft repair, and various other repair and replacement activities.

Forepeak & Ballast tank steel repairs, M/E cooler remove, repair & re-install, Raw water piping repairs, new deck and engine room lighting, new engine room distribution panels, CAT 3512 cooler replacement & piping modifications, port & stbd gearbox piping modifications, fuel transfer piping modifications, Port/STBD fairlead rebuild, New anchor windlass wearplate installation, New dezurik butterfly valves, fuel hose testing.

CCSR (previously LESR) was awarded a contract from the US Navy for three aluminum pier stands will roll away stairs. The pier stands were delivered to Bremerton Washington.

CCSR (previously LESR) was awarded a contract from the US Coast Guard to fabricate, deliver, and install an aluminum three tier paint float in Virginia Beach VA.

CCSR (previously LESR) was awarded a contract from the US Coast Guard to fabricate, deliver, and install an aluminum three tier paint float in Virginia Beach VA.

CCSR (previously LESR) provided 12 men for 6 weeks to complete numerous steel repairs in the presence of United States Coast Guard and American Bureau of Shipping onboard the Barge A-397 in River Rouge, MI.