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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 36 Number 1
September 2008
Fairhaven Shipyard purchases D. N. Kelley; combines services
FAIRHAVEN, MA – Fairhaven Shipyard & Marina Inc. has purchased D. N. Kelley & Son Inc., consolidating the services of the two shipyard fixtures on the Fairhaven waterfront.
Kevin McLaughlin, Fairhaven Shipyard president, announced the July 31 purchase on Aug. 6. McLaughlin and his partners, Arne, Gail, and Max Isaksen, have changed the name of the business to Fairhaven Shipyard Companies Inc. to reflect the expansion.
“The goal is definitely to grow both businesses,” McLaughlin said.
All of the employees from the former Kelley shipyard will be retained, giving the company a combined 100 workers. McLaughlin noted that the consolidation improves the company’s capacity to do bigger jobs, conversions, and modifications.
“We’ll now have a greater pool of skilled workers we can put on a particular job,” he said.
The addition of the D. N. Kelley property will allow Fairhaven Shipyard to haul more and larger vessels, easing some of the congestion Fairhaven Shipyard has sometimes experienced when it has been jammed to capacity.
The two properties will be called the North Yard (Kelley) and South Yard (Fairhaven). The former Kelley’s property has three marine railways that can handle 400, 500, and 1,000 tons respectively and vessels up to 46' wide.
“This merger provides our clients with all the resources of each operation and gives us the opportunity to offer a wider range of services. It’s a perfect fit across the board,” McLaughlin stated in a press release.
“We plan to keep all our customer lines. We’ll work on fishing vessels, commercial boats, tugs, yachts, and possibly do new construction. We like to keep it interesting,” he said with a smile.
There has been a shipyard at the Kelley location since the 1860s. The Fairhaven yard is an old timer as well. Since 1879, vessels from whaling ships to fishing boats to high-tech yachts have gone in for service there.
Steven Kennedy
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