Alabama Shipyard, LLC
Alabama Shipyard, LLC is a ship repair and conversion yard on Pinto Island at the mouth of the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama. Established in 2019 on a facility dating back to 1916, it provides maintenance, repair, overhaul, conversion and shipbreaking services to commercial and government customers, and has grown from 8 employees to more than 300. The 356-acre site offers deep-water access, three full-service piers with five deep-water berths, and the DD Alabama floating drydock. An affiliated business, American Marine Technical Solutions (AM-Tech), provides marine construction services including bulkhead work, piledriving, dredging and heavy lift support.
Alabama Shipyard, LLC
Alabama Shipyard is a full-service ship repair yard located on Pinto Island in Mobile, Alabama. Established in 2019 at a facility originally built in 1916 — a site that built and maintained vessels for the US Navy during WWII — the company started with 8 full-time employees and has grown to more than 300. It serves both commercial and government markets, handling everything from complex conversion projects to quick-turn emergency repairs, and describes itself as a service-oriented, client-focused yard emphasizing safety, schedule and budget performance.
Services
- Ship maintenance, repair and overhaul
- Vessel conversion projects
- Shipbreaking
- Emergency and quick-turn repairs
- Project planning, detailed estimating and scheduling
- Flexible shift manning with a multi-discipline, trained workforce
AM-Tech Marine Construction
American Marine Technical Solutions (AM-Tech) is a marine construction services provider offering:
- Bulkhead installation and repair
- Piledriving
- Dock and pier design and construction
- Dredging
- Dredge Material Management Area (D.M.M.A.) management
- Heavy lift services using cranes and barges
Facilities
- 356-acre waterfront facility with unobstructed deep-water access
- Three full-service piers providing five deep-water berths
- DD Alabama floating drydock, described as one of the largest floating drydocks in the United States:
- Length: 787 ft
- Width: 164 ft between fenders
- Max draft over keel blocks: 32 ft
- Standard block height: 5'4"
- Lifting capacity: 46,400 LT
- Two 35 metric-ton cranes
- 8,000 amp capability
- Held a NAVSEA Certification from 2005–2007, voluntarily withdrawn by previous ownership
Location
- 660 Dunlap Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36602
- Pinto Island, at the mouth of the Mobile River, approximately 35 NM from the Gulf of Mexico
- Direct access to Mobile Bay and the Gulf; accessible by water or land, near major highways and the airport
Leadership
- Greg Wagner — Chief Executive Officer; SUNY Maritime College graduate; US Coast Guard Unlimited Master Mariner
- Lee Stokes — Chief Operating Officer; 30+ years of industry experience
- Tim DeLong — Chief Financial Officer; licensed CPA
- Tom Boynton — AM-Tech leadership; licensed general contractor in Alabama, B.S. Civil Engineering