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US Navy – USS Boulder (LST-1190) Engine Removal
The US Navy needed to remove two main propulsion diesel engines from the USS Boulder (LST-1190), an inactive Newport-class tank landing vessel. The ship first launched on April 22, 1970, and was commissioned on June 4, 1971. On February 28, 1994, Boulder was decommissioned and was placed in inactive reserve at the Naval Inactive Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, PA.
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US Maritime Administration – Training Vessel Freedom Star Contact
The US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), operates a fleet of training vessels supporting the US Maritime Academy at Kings Point, the SIU Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, and several other US Maritime Schools throughout the country. These vessels require periodic surveys, maintenance periods, and inspections overseen by the US Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
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Sea Bulk Articulated Tug-Barge Sea-Power/ Sea-Chem
During a routine voyage off the east coast of the US, one of Sea Bulk’s articulated tug-barge vessels, the Sea-Power/Sea-Chem, experienced a severe casualty in its port propeller shaft, controllable pitch propeller (CPP), and shaft and stern tube strut, nearly losing the port propeller shaft strut.
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SeaBulk Tankers ATB Sea Power
Seabulk Tankers’ ATB Sea Power suffered catastrophic damages to its propulsion system while underway in the North Atlantic. Rhoads’ shipyard personnel were tasked with completing major repairs to the vessel’s propellers, shafts, rudders and hull structure.
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Rhoads Marine Industries (RMI)
Rhoads Marine Industries (RMI) was approached and contracted to help with the immediate extraction of one of the diesel generator engines from the 1,053 ft. retired aircraft carrier, the USS John F Kennedy
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Mondelēz International Bakery
The Mondelēz International bakery plant in Fair Lawn, New Jersey sought the help of Rhoads Industries in 2015 to increase production speed for packaging Oreos, a snack product manufactured under the Nabisco brand.
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Genesis Energy
One of Genesis Energy’s petroleum carrying barges and one of their tugs both sustained damage to the rear of the vessels. These issues necessitated services outside of the normal repair cycle and to avoid fleet downtime, the company requested a fast turnaround.
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Bakerly
When the French owned company Bakerly, LLC decided to construct a new bakery in Easton, Pennsylvania on a greenfield site, they knew they needed local construction support to get the job done.
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Kraft Heinz
The Kraft Heinz Company plant in Dover, Delaware produces a variety of powdered products from beloved brands like Kool-Aid and Country Time, but the facility was in need of a sixth chiller to meet its growing demand for chilled water during the production process.
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Carll’s Corner Energy Center
Calpine Corporation, America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources, began commercial operation at Carll’s Corner Energy Center in 1973, which operates as two peaking units.
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Philly Shipyard Low Stroke Platform System
Philly Shipyard (formerly Aker Philadelphia Shipyard) asked Rhoads to install a Low Stroke Platform System in their hull assembly area designed to move sections of the ship’s hull along a rail system to be easily assembled and welded.
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OSG Ship Management, Inc.
Rhoads’ maritime division was contacted to provide repair services, including emergency repair and general ship maintenance, for several vessels over the course of one year for OSG Ship Management, Inc. Four liquid cargo barges and two tugs required collision repairs and upkeep services.
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Aryzta
Aryzta North America needed to increase its U.S. capacity to produce a product for a major fast food chain out of a New Jersey facility and sought the expertise of Rhoads. This required the addition of a new bakery space and related equipment and piping, to be completed on a tight, 6-month timeframe.
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US Army Corps of Engineers High Speed Generator
The United States Army Corps of Engineers sought to install a Phase II High Speed Generator (HSG) and Integrated Power System at the Navy’s land based test site in Philadelphia, PA. Rhoads was to provide the foundation and installation for this project.
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Ocean Spray
Rhoads was contracted by A&B Process Systems to work on a new Ocean Spray Cranberries bottling plant in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. Rhoads initially worked for A&B Process Systems on a complex rigging and equipment setting portion of the same project.
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Rickmers Tokyo
Rhoads Marine Industries (RMI) was contracted to provide immediate emergency repair services to the 637-foot-long motor vessel, Rickmers Tokyo. The vessel suffered extensive damage to its hull while departing the Port of Philadelphia en route to Amsterdam in 2010. The vessel needed urgent repairs to stay on its voyage schedule.
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Andritz and Synagro
Rhoads was contracted to unload and install the mechanical process for the Philadelphia Renewable Bio-Fuels project, a LLC-Class A facility.
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US Philadelphia Mint
The United States Philadelphia Mint furnace piping developed oxidation inside due to condensate formation in the interior of the pipe. The piping needed to be replaced to restore proper operation of the annealing furnaces.
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Precision Custom Components
Rhoads Industries was called upon by Precision Custom Components (PCC) to revisit the construction of seven large stainless steel nuclear containment vessels.
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Northrup Grumman
Northrup Grumman sought the needs of Rhoads to remove a rotor assembly and associated parts from a CVN turbine generator located in Building 16 of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
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PaperWorks IR Dryers
PaperWorks Industries, Inc. sought the help of Rhoads to install a new infrared (IR) heater skid, blower and associated piping for two IR dryers located on a papermaking machine.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
(FFG-7) Class Equipment
Harvesting Program
In July of 2015, Rhoads was awarded a contract for the removal of main engines, CPP systems, shafting, propellers, rudders, main and auxiliary generator set and various engineering and electronic equipment from five de-commissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-Class Guided Missile Frigates.
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Lockheed Martin
Mitscher Ablative
This project sought the necessary labor, tooling, PPE and material for the delivery of ORDALT 79353 as it relates to the internal and external plenum ablative installation onboard the USS Mitscher.
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Clark Technology Systems
Clark Technology Systems sought the specialized millwrighting, rigging and welding services of Rhoads to develop and ship a unit that was too large and heavy for their shop.
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Tasty Baking Company
Founded in 1914 Tasty Baking finally decided it needed a modern home in 2009.
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Aker Exhaust Gas Module and Bulkheads
Aker sought Rhoads capabilities for the fabrication and assembly of an exhaust gas module and accommodation blocks for three CV2600 dry cargo vessels.
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Closed Loop Cooling Water System
The Power and Propulsion Test Facility in Building 633 sought Rhoads to complete the Closed Loop Cooling Water (CLCW) System.
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Ticonderoga Class (CG-47) Equipment Harvesting
The US Navy’s Ticonderoga Class of Guided Missile Cruisers was aging and spare parts for major engineering components were sometimes in short supply.
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Liscio’s Bakery
Liscio’s Bakery outgrew its current space to meet customer demands which housed a three roll oven and maintained plans to install a fourth.
