Melancon Marine supports work at Port Fourchon and along the LA-1 corridor from our yard in Larose, about half an hour up the bayou. Tugs, spud barges, crew boats, airboats, and construction crews all dispatch from the same place.
For contractors and operators on the corridor, that means barge shifts, equipment moves, crew runs, and dock work can all be handled from our yard, with equipment staged close by instead of mobilizing from across the region.
Why Melancon Marine
Why people call us
Close to the port
Staging in Larose puts the fleet a short run from the port by water and road, without competing for berth space inside it. When a job calls, equipment moves straight down the bayou.
We run this corridor every week
Bayou Lafourche and the LA-1 corridor are the water this company runs every week. Bridge schedules, traffic, and the practical timing of moving a barge down to the port are things we deal with every week.
The whole fleet dispatches from Larose
A Fourchon project might need a barge shifted today, a crew moved tomorrow, and a dock repaired next week. Tugs, barges, crew boats, airboats, and construction crews all dispatch from our yard in Larose.
Sized for the inshore work
Not every port job needs an offshore-class vessel. Our 1,200 HP tugs and shallow-draft crew boats fit the inshore side of Fourchon work: canal transits, dock moves, and the jobs between the port and the parishes behind it.
The Scope
What this service covers
Tug & barge support
Shifts, tows, and equipment moves into and around the port complex.
Crew boat runs
Personnel and light cargo moved along the corridor on Hanko's-built aluminum boats.
Barge rentals on the corridor
Spud barges with excavators, staged half an hour from the port.
Waterside construction
Pile driving, bulkheads, and dock work for corridor facilities.
Marsh access
Airboat support for pipelines and infrastructure in the surrounding wetlands.
Project staging
Equipment and material staged in Larose, delivered when the job is ready.
Local Knowledge
Working the LA-1 corridor
Port Fourchon sits at the bottom of Lafourche Parish, where LA-1 and Bayou Lafourche run side by side to the Gulf. It services a large share of deepwater Gulf energy activity, and everything that supports the port moves along that one corridor.
Larose is at the top of the corridor, where the bayou crosses the Intracoastal Waterway. From there our fleet can run south to the port, west toward Houma and Morgan City, or east along the ICW without repositioning. For corridor work, that means equipment shows up sooner, and the dispatcher handling the tug also handles the barge and the crew boat.
On the Job
Our equipment on the job
Service Area
Port Fourchon, Golden Meadow, Galliano, Leeville, and the full LA-1 / Bayou Lafourche corridor, plus Grand Isle and the surrounding coastal waters.
Common Questions
Common questions
What marine services do you provide at Port Fourchon?
Tug and barge work, crew boat runs, spud barge and equipment rentals, marsh access by airboat, and waterside construction, all staged from Larose about half an hour up LA-1. If the job supports the port or the corridor leading to it, some part of our fleet fits it.
How fast can you mobilize equipment to Port Fourchon?
Larose to the port is a short run, so most equipment can move the same day or next day depending on water traffic and bridge schedules. Call with the job and we'll give you a real answer for that day.
Do you rent barges and boats for Fourchon-area projects?
Yes. Spud barges with long-reach excavators, 1,200 HP tugs, aluminum crew boats, and airboats all rent into corridor projects, individually or as a package, with delivery by our own tugs in the quote.
Can you support pipeline and facility work in the marsh around the port?
Yes. Airboats move inspection and construction crews into the wetlands around the corridor, barge-mounted excavators handle the heavier work, and crew boats keep personnel moving. The fleet was put together for this mix of port and marsh work.
Who do you work with on the Fourchon corridor?
Energy-sector contractors, logistics and project coordinators, marine construction companies, and facility operators along LA-1, plus the businesses of Golden Meadow, Galliano, and Leeville that keep the corridor running. Call (985) 691-4591 and tell us what the job needs.
Larose, Louisiana
Put the fleet to work
Call (985) 691-4591 for rates, availability, and scheduling.