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583 East Broadway

Cape Vincent, NY 13618

Telephone: 613-542-1810

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.metalcraftmarine.com

CEO/President: Tom Wroe

Number of Employees: 150

The Company:

MetalCraft Marine Incorporated is a fully integrated designer and manu- facturer of custom high performance fi re, rescue, patrol, research, and other specialized work boats. Boats range from 24’ to 70’ in length and can reach speeds of 50 KT. Established in 1987, the fi rm is a leader in the design and manufacturing of aluminum water- jet propelled craft building over 600 hulls to date. Customers include the

US Coast Guard, Navy, various cities and municipalities, the Panama Canal

Authority, and several countries.

The Case:

MetalCraft designs and builds boats

World Wide. MetalCraft Marine’s

Kingston hull design has been ex- tremely successful in public safety, law enforcement and patrol applications.

The hull is extremely versatile and has excelled in a wide variety of dimen- sions, hull dead-rises, propulsion ar- rangements and mission requirements. 926 County Road 1350 N

Carmi, IL 62821

Telephone: 618 382 2525

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://elastec.com/

CEO/President: Donnie Wilson

Number of Employees: 120

The Company:

Elastec/American Marine manufac- tures and markets pollution control and oil spill response systems. The fi rm has

ISO 9001:2008 certifi cation and re- cently won an industry prize for their patented grooved disc oil skimming technology. They have also received in- ternational awards and recognition for this breakthrough technology. Instru- mental in managing the controlled burn operation during the 2010 Gulf of Mex- ico spill, the fi rm’s core competency is oil spill response systems: skimmers, fi re and containment booms, boom deploy- ment systems, portable vacuum equip- ment, and other related equipment.

The Case:

Elastec/American Marine has devel- oped several oil spill recovery systems for shallow, inland and near shore wa- ters to protect the environment from “unscheduled petroleum decontain- ment.” One signifi cant product is the .5 meter shallow BoomVane for rapid boom deployment. Another is the

Rapid River Response System incor- porating a Kvichak Marco Filterbelt skimmer boat, BoomVanes, OptiMax boom and a towable bladder for shal- low, wide and fast watercourses. 6814 East Admiral Doyle Drive

Jeanerette, LA 70544

Telephone: 337-664-0777

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: ww.metalsharkboats.com

Owner: Jimmy Gravois

President: Christopher Allard

Number of Employees: 160

The Company:

Established in 1986, Gravois Alu- minum Boats and its government/ commercial entity Metal Shark Boats are leading suppliers of welded alumi- num boats for defense, law enforce- ment, and commercial entities. Cus- tomers include the U.S. Coast Guard,

Navy, Army, Air Force, the militaries of partner nations worldwide, and a growing list of state and local law en- forcement agencies.

The Case:

Metal Shark has entered the ship- building sector with a new 25-acre shipyard, maintaining in excess of 110,000 SF of combined manufac- turing space (both yards), and a full slate of new builds underway. In ad- dition to its established offerings of aluminum vessels, Metal Shark now produces custom passenger ferry, fast crew, utility, and pilot boat vessels up to 250’ LOA. Metal Shark maintains its own staff of in-house naval archi- tects. Vessels may be customized to suit any applicable requirement.

MetalCraft

Marine Inc

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Marine

Metal Shark

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