December 17, 2019, marks the five-year anniversary of Blakeley BoatWorks joining the Cooper Group of Companies. In that time, the facility has grown from 18 employees to nearly 120 to become a Gulf Coast leader for shipbuilding and repair.
The U.S.' First New Vessel COI Issued to Plimsoll Marine's M/V Virginia
The M/V Virginia, the United States’ first new towing vessel to receive a Certificate of Inspection (COI) since the implementation of 46 CFR Subchapter M, is owned by Plimsoll Marine, was built by Blakeley BoatWorks, and will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.