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GULF COAST OUTLOOK “We at Harvey don’t put our heads in the sand, and we haven’t stuck it to our customers. In a downturn, customers remember that. We went out and signed over 40 new custom- ers that we hadn’t done business with in past years because we had no availability then. And we didn’t wait to cut costs.” – Shane Guidry, Harvey Gulf chairman and CEO

Credit: Harvey Gulf International Marine

Guidry, holders and lenders,” he said. “This company has been in Guidry, holders and lenders,” he said. “This company has been in

Harvey Gulf c hair- Harvey Gulf chair- my family since 1950, and I'll continue to work harder, my family since 1950, and I'll continue to work harder, man and CEO, said, “We at Harvey smarter and safer for it.”man and CEO, said, “We at Harvey smarter and safer for it.” don’t put our heads in the sand, and we haven’t stuck it to In early May, Harvey took delivery of its fourth LNG- our customers. In a downturn, customers remember that.” powered OSV, the M/V Harvey Freedom, built at Gulf

He continued, “We went out and signed over 40 new Coast Shipyard Group in Mississippi. Based out of Port customers that we hadn't done business with in past years Fourchon, the Harvey Freedom is chartered to Shell under because we had no availability then. And we didn’t wait to a