On three other threads yesterday I read that Edison Chouest Offshore beat out Crowley in Alaska & Tidewater in California on long term solid tug-assist jobs, maybe has a new contract coming up in Maine & that Island Offshore which is 50% owned by Chouest will be diving on the Titanic?!?! What is the…

This is certainly true. I hate to see these big Jeaux Boss bayou companies that treat mariners badly growing too big or expanding their bad treatment of mariners outside the Gulf. I especially hate to see them putting local companys that treat their local employees well out of business. It’s worse…

Many years ago I worked for ECO on 3 different vessels. I was led to believe ECO didn’t build a vessel until they has a contract in hand for the duration of the vessels note. CAT helped financed a lot of their vessels. Candies introduced ECO as to how to get the specialized US Gov contracts.

Well, to address the topic… I was hired in April of 2010. So, their success was pretty much inevitable from that point.

[image] blaineatk: So, their success was pretty much inevitable from that point. I like your style. :wink:

Having worked for Chouest in the past, i offer my humble observations. They are masters at manipulating abs tonnage. They build and run huge ships that come in at 1599 grt. This saves them a fortune in future payroll costs. When i was there the Nathaniel Palmer (icebreaker) was their only unlimited…

Chouest has grown a lot. Gary must be doing something right. [PNG]

[image] silverbk: If it doesnt work out, the ship can be converted to sonething else. For the most part that is true though the Aiviq has been sitting in Tampa for quite sometime now. If the CG doesn’t end up buying it she may end up being an unfortunate white elephant.

I’m just waiting for “G Money” to make his move and buy up Shane’s “empire” and lay off everyone that went there for greener pastures from Chouest.

[image] Chief_Seadog: she may end up being an unfortunate white elephant. what do you mean “may”? according to Wikipedia A white elephant is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern us…

Chouest has just done a damn good job of vertically and horizontally integrating to cut out profits being made by 3rd party vendors. In addition to design/building their ships, they own their own DP company (MT), HVAC company (Sealand Mechanical), Electrical/electronics company (IMS), have their o…

What is Edison Chouest Offshore doing so right that everyone else is doing so wrong?

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