We are a broker for a barge manufacturing company based in central Illinois. The company offers quality new sectional barges that can be built to your specifications as well as used sectional barges and tug/push boats. The company also builds seawalls/shorewalls/retaining walls for lakes and waterways in the Illinois area. The company may soon expand into the leasing/rental of barges. If interested in an opportunity such as this, please advise via email.
The company manufactures and sells the following types of barges:
--Deck
Deck barges carry cargo on deck. They differ in size and structural design, depending upon their intended use. Certain liquid cargos may be carried in the interior watertight compartments. Deck barges can be work platforms for workers and machinery, thereby serving as an extension of land. Deck barges may have raised rake decks.
--Pile Driving
Pile-driving barges are used in marine construction to drive dock pilings, sheet piling and other marine construction piling
--Crane
Crane barges carry cranes, crawler cranes, excavators or any other heavy machinery. Crane barge assemblies may be easily sized and configured to provide additional deck area for material staging and equipment laydown.
By assembling modules into H, T and U-shaped configurations, the platforms center of flotation may be shifted to permit the lift crane to be positioned on deck closer to the work, thereby reducing the radius at which heavy loads must be handled. The excellent stability characteristics of these shaped assemblies also minimize side-loading of the cranes boom and they permit full, 360-degree rotation with rated hook loads.
--Dredging
Many stream and inshore dredging jobs are more quickly and economically performed with Flexifloat modular barge assemblies and conventional excavating equipment.
--Drilling
Drilling barges work well for inland lakes, swamps, marshes and shallow water areas not easily accessed by conventional marine drilling rigs and equipment. Modular barge units and anchoring attachments can be transported by truck into these areas and quickly assembled on-site into shallow-draft, floating platforms
--Bridge
Barges and drive-on/drive-off ramp attachments can make floating bridges, piers and docks for moving or supporting heavy equipment loads over many types of waterways.
--Ferries/Transport
Ferries, lighters, supply barges and other load-transport assemblies are easily constructed with portable Flexifloat modular barges and available attachments. These shallow-draft assemblies are normally propelled by a two-drum wireline system or towed by tug or workboat. These barges provide a simple, quick and economical method of moving all types of construction material, vehicles and heavy equipment across streams, lakes and other limited-access marine areas.
--Hopper
This type is used most often for dredging, but can be used to hold and transport an array of different cargoes.
--Dock/Pontoon
Barge sections are becoming very popular for dock usage. You can spud them in place and be used as a dock at marina, boat ramps, and personal use. The are very strong and sturdy they are much stronger than your typical floating dock structure and will last much longer.
--Spud
Spud barges are a deck barge or a crane barge that use the spuds to anchor it in place, providing a stable, fixed work platform in the misdle of a lake or river.
All transportation costs and associated fees (beyond the initial loading of the equipment) will be the sole responsiblity of the purchasing party. Any contract entered into will be with you, the buyer, and the company, the seller. I am an agent only and assume no liability. If you have any questions, please contact me via email and I will respond within 24 hours.
