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H S , I .ORIZON HIPBUILDING NC

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Horizon was founded in 1997 by a father-and-son team 13980 Shell Belt Road who bring more than 60 years combined experience in

Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509 ship design, construction, operation, maintenance and re-

Telephone: (251) 824-1660

E-mail: [email protected] pair. The combined Horizon facilities include 30 fenced

Website: www.horizonshipbuilding.com acres, with additional 3 acres for parking adjacent to 150’

CEO/President: Travis Short wide, a 20’ deep waterway and a 180’ X 50’ X 20’ deep slip for launching and retrieving vessels with 660-ton Travelift.

Seven steel buildings for fabrication and construction are complemented by 12 overhead cranes. A turning basin for compass and electronic adjustments adjacent to shipyard is situated just minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Horizon Shipbuilding continues to add contracts. Several tow-

T C :HE OMPANY boats are under construction for Florida Marine Transporters, con-

Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. is located on the Southwest- tinuing this nearly decade-long business relationship, along with a ern coast of Alabama, about 30 miles from Mobile. De- multi-unit build of ship assist tugs for McAllister Towing. Steel will signing, building and repairing ships, boats, and barges up be cut for an additional vessel shortly and repair jobs continue to to 300’ in length and 1500 tons, Horizon’s customer base keep the shipyard busy. Horizon developed management software, includes tug and barge operators, the offshore oil industry, Gordhead, to improve ef? ciency in shipyard projects. Not only has cruise and diving industry, and specialized craft for domes- productivity signi? cantly improved, schedules are being shortened, tic and foreign governments. The ? rm has 250 employees resulting in on-time deliveries. Gordhead has won two innovation and has annual sales of $40,000,000.00 awards and is now available for sale to other manufacturers.

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HYDREX

Hydrex offers turnkey underwater repair solutions to

Haven 29 shipowners wherever and whenever they are needed. Hy-

Antwerp, Belgium 2030 drex’s multidisciplinary team will help you ? nd the best so-

Telephone: +32 3 213 53 00

E-mail: [email protected] lution for any problem encountered with your ship below

Website: www.hydrex.be the water line. Hydrex provides a complete range of high

CEO/President: Boud Van Rompay quality underwater repair and maintenance services. These are performed on-site to avoid costly unscheduled off-hire were carried out on both azimuth thrusters of an FPSO time or a drydock visit. The ? rm immediately mobilizes while the thruster seals of a heavy load carrier were replaced. its diver/technicians to any location around the globe to Both vessels are managed by the same company and both carry out necessary repair work without the need to dry- were suffering from leakage problems on their propulsion dock. All projects are engineered and carried out in close system. Both repairs were effected in one operation, giving cooperation with the customer and any third party suppli- the costumer the advantage of only one mobilization for ers. These operations are permanent, class approved and both vessels and kept the cost within budget. provided at any location. Headquartered in the Belgian port of Antwerp, the ? rm has of? ces in Rotterdam, Tampa

T C :HE ASE (USA) and Algeciras (Spain). The ? rm employs about 40.

With over 40 years of experience, Hydrex has the know how to offers turnkey underwater repair and maintenance

R H / D / C :ECENT IGHLIGHTS ELIVERIES ONTRACTS solutions to vessel owners. Large and multidisciplinary

Last month a team of experienced Hydrex diver/tech- teams can solve any problem encountered below the water nicians performed underwater thruster operations on two line. Diver/technicians carry out any necessary repair work vessels simultaneously in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Repairs without the need to drydock.

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