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THE COMPANY:

G -H SLADDING EARN HIPBUILDING

Since 1955 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Cor- 1 Riverside Avenue

Somerset, MA 02725 poration of Somerset, U.S.A. has designed and built more

Tel: (508) 676-8596 than 400 specialized commercial vessels of all types and

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gladding-hearn.com materials, which include traditional and high-speed ferries,

President/CEO: Peter J Duclos

Pilot boats, Patrol Boats, Tug Boats, and Fire Boats. Since 1987 Gladding-Hearn has teamed with Incat-Crowther

Designs of Sydney Australia on more than 40 high-speed catamaran ferries. Leveraging 160 long term and highly skilled employees all working on a 7.5 acre facility, and with designs ranging from 10 to 75 meters, no other U.S. builder can offer the same experience in high-speed ferries.

THE PRODUCT LINE:

Gladding-Hearn Pilot Boats are the choice of more pilot

THE CASE: organizations in the U.S. than any other vessel. Teamed

In 2015, Gladding-Hearn is celebrating its 60th anniver- with Hunt Design, Gladding-Hearn offers deep-vee Pilot sary and its 417th hull. The ? rm’s impressive backlog in-

Boats from 40 to 100 feet. In August of 2014, the ? rm cludes 10 vessels under contract. These include four 53 foot delivered a 64 foot high speed offshore response/pilot boat aluminum pilots boats, three 165-foot 600 passenger steel to Southeast Ocean Response Corp. This multi-mission ferries, the last of a seven patrol boat orders for the Colom- vessel has a top speed of 29 knots and range of 400 miles, bian Navy, the last of ? ve patrol boat orders for the NYPD, ? re ? ghting, dynamic position keeping. Featuring triple and a 46-meter 500 passenger high speed catamaran ferry.

Volvo Penta IPS pod propulsion systems, the ef? cient sys- tem makes it possible to ? t all the accommodations and capabilities required in a compact 64 foot package.

engineers, electrical engineers and administrative support.

G P & A , I .UIDO ERLA SSOCIATES NC 701 5th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Tel: (206) 768-1515

THE CASE:

E-mail: [email protected]

GPA’s extensive portfolio includes various innovative,

Web Site: www.gpai.com award-winning designs and some of the largest vessel series

President/CEO: Guido Perla worldwide. With more than 36 years of innovative naval ar- chitecture, GPA’s story and successes are marked by innova- tion, relationships and hard work, following the motto, “ideas engineered into reality.” GPA accompanies clients through- out the entire design process and during construction be- yond the delivery of every vessel to ensure successful project closure. Professional services and capabilities cover all phases

THE COMPANY:

With of? ces in the US, Brazil, Chile, China and Germany, of ship design, including Feasibility Studies, Conceptual &

GPA developed into an independent, full-service naval ar- Preliminary Design, Bid Packages & Regulatory Design, Sci- chitecture and marine engineering company that since 1979 enti? c & Engineering Analysis, Production Engineering, as has helped vessel owners and shipyards navigate through well as Construction Management and Owner Representa- complex newbuild, retro? t and repair projects. Its exten- tion. Signi? cant engineering achievements include being one sive design portfolio includes hundreds of offshore vessels, of the world leaders in implementing diesel-electric propul- workboats, passenger vessels and ? shing vessels constructed sion con? gurations. Today, over 140 GPA-designed offshore for commercial owners worldwide and governmental insti- vessels are equipped with such systems. GPA’s diesel-electric tutions. The GPA team consists of over 60 professionals, developments heavily in? uence the industry and have been including naval architects, marine engineers, mechanical adapted by various designers and operators worldwide.

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