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The Shearer Group Shock Mitigation Ltd 24 Hurn Road

Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2RN UK

Tel: +44 7813 208222

E-mail: [email protected] 3118 Harrisburg Boulevard, Suite 100

Website: www.shockmitigation.com

Houston, TX 77003

CEO/President: John Haynes

Tel: (281) 532-2080

E-mail: [email protected]

THE COMPANY:

Website: shearer-group.com

The company provides marine organizations, boat

CEO/President: Greg Beers, P.E.

builders and equipment manufacturers with expertise

THE COMPANY: plus an independent overview of how the marine sector

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI), is a global leader for is changing. The company runs a program of specialist the design of inland towboats and barges. TSGI’s com- one day NEXT GENERATION workshops. Topics in- mercial vessel designs include towboats, inland barges, clude Man Overboard Prevention & Recovery, Systems and passenger vessels. Recent company highlights include & Safety, High Speed Craft, Shock Mitigation Solutions, design and engineering services for a 55’, 1,200 HP twin Hybrid Marine Power, and Innovative Power & Propul- screw conventional towboat for Gateway Dredging. Sep- sion. For boatbuilders and equipment manufacturers, arately, the SCF VISION was delivered to SCF Marine Shock Mitigation addresses product development require- (SEACOR division). The largest Z Drive towboat on the ments for high speed craft, marine and special projects. inland rivers with a rated horsepower of 6,600 HP using Shock Mitigation’s RIB & High Speed Craft Directory triple Z drives, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is an online resource that brings together equipment and analyses was used in the design to provide increased ef- new technology.