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How is your company investing for the future?

Gibbs and Cox is really one of the last independent naval architecture and maritime engineering companies of its size. Our company is nearly 82 years old now and has a phenomenal background including the design and engineering of over 6,000 naval and commercial ships, nearly 80% of the current U.S. Navy’s surface combat- ant fleet. We are proud to be the design agent supporting the

Lockheed Martin team for the

Littoral Combat Ship (Freedom class). We fervently believe that our team provides the best solution for the USN in many aspects of value, total cost of ownership, and sustain- ability.

We are working to diversify our business base and expand further into the engineering services for our cur- rent customers with the USN,

USCG, and industry (domestic and international). We are focusing a large amount of our growth potential towards that direction. We are in the act of hiring a new Vice President of

Business Development with signifi- cant focus towards growth in that arena. We are also working to expand our presence in the commercial mar- ketplace. I have spent a lot of start-up time meeting with our partners in the industry, such as BAE/Atlantic,

Bollinger, Colonna,

Fincantieri/Marinette, GD/BIW,

Signal International/Bender, Todd,

Vancouver, VT Halter, toward that end. We are also realizing a significant amount of success working with our

U.S. Navy customers, such as NSWC

CD/Philadelphia, NSWC Dahlgren and the NAVSEA enterprise, on ship sustainability areas. We are just start- ing up a great new project with the

Missile Defense Agency as well.

Lastly, we are involved with and investing in a number of programs in the energy-related areas such as power consumption and utilization, “green ship,” and alternative energy. We are also investing in areas such as

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), composite materials, and a variety of design models.

What have been the most impor- tant technological and design advances in the last few years?

Over the years we have seen high performance hull forms moving into

OUR VESSELS FEATURE: • The lowest operating cost in the industry • The best performance, handling and safety

Our boats are built by people who have actually oper- ated towboats for years. We use new technology that reduces fuel usage and allows owners to stay prof- itable even in the worst of times.

Argosy Boat Company, LLC • 100 Michael Road • Pierre Part, LA 70339

Phone: (636) 236-8872 • Fax: (636) 634-3466

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