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THE COMPANY:

G A , I .ILBERT SSOCIATES NC 350 Lincoln Street – Suite 2501

Gilbert Associates is a Naval Architecture and Marine

Hingham, MA 02043

Engineering ? rm, originally founded in 1964 by John W.

Tel: (781) 740-8193

Gilbert. The ? rm has designed more than 600 boats, of

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.Jwgainc.com which 300 have been built to its designs. The company is

President/CEO: John Gilbert ? rmly rooted in the domestic brown water and workboat trades. The company’s vigorous focus to detail, arrange- ments, con? ict resolution, and structural design is well il- lustrated by the number of sister vessels built to their de- signs. Ten separate designs have seen sister vessels built for a total of 23 boats within the last 10 years.

THE CASE:

Within the last nine years, Gilbert Associates (GAI) has designed 12 different towboats to which 17 vessels have been built. Under construction at this moment is a 120 foot conventional towboat and a 120 foot tow boat with jack- ing pilothouse. Recently, Gilbert assisted in the design and powering improvements to the Eastern shipbuilding 90 for FMT. Beyond this GAI is a team member associated with foot tow boat to which 60+ vessels have been built the Eastern Shipbuilding Hybrid designed “Thunderbolt.” 33 www.marinelink.com MN