Concrete barge

Concrete barge

A concrete barge is a type of barge that is made out of concrete. Concrete barges are used as a platform for:

  • floating homes
  • fish farm buildings
  • floating offshore structures for natural gas storage and loading

other historical uses include:

See also



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