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Deliver 13th Supply Boat

To Marsea Agencies Fleet,

Plan Eight More For 1982

Another milestone in a growth story was announced by Frank

Nemec, president of Marsea

Agencies, Houma, La., who re- vealed recently that Marsea had taken delivery of their 13th sup- ply boat, making the new Marsea group one of the prominent growth companies on the Louisi- ana Gulf Coast. By the end of 1981, additional deliveries will provide Marsea with a total fleet of 16 tug supply boats, value in excess of $60 million. Twelve of the vessels are 180 feet long and the others are 185 feet.

Working toward leadership in its field has been an objective of the management team of Marsea

Agencies since it was established in November 1980 by Mr. Nemec, a former president of Lykes

Steamship Lines, New Orleans.

In April of 1981, E.J. Hebert assumed the position of execu- tive vice president and general manager of Marsea Agencies. A long-time executive in boat op- eration and construction in the

Gulf Coast, Mr. Hebert, who had served as vice president of engi- neering for Quality Shipyards of

Houma, was most recently man- ager of the domestic towing di- vision of the Gulf Fleet Com- pany. He will be located at Mar- sea's main office on Bass Plaza

Grand Caillou, Houma.

A large portion of Marsea's growth has been attributed by

Mr. Hebert to the fact that it has "put all its eggs in one basket—tug supply boats." It is a decision which he believes en- ables the company to concentrate fully on standardization of serv- ice and maintenance, which has helped provide a supply boat fleet of dependability and perform- ance.

Marsea expects to take deliv- ery in 1982 of eight more supply boats, increasing its fleet to 24 tug supply boats with a value of about $100 million.

Paducah Marine Ways To

Add Fab & Prop Shops

Paducah Marine Ways has an- nounced its intention to construct a new fabrication shop and also an adjoining propeller repair shop in order to modernize and im- prove the efficiency of its efforts on the Ohio River for the marine industry. The total of 14,000- square-foot facilities will be con- structed of pre-engineered metal and will be serviced by 15-ton overhead cranes with a 25-foot lift. The structures will have en- vironmental control (heating and ventilation) suitable for housing numerical control equipment which will perform precision burning operations. The first phase will also be used for rud- der fabrication and repair. Ac- cording to Jim Causey, general manager of Paducah Marine

Ways, the construction of the second phase of the facility will enable Paducah Marine Ways to provid.e "full service" propeller straightening, balancing, pitch- ing, reboring, and repair, as well as rudder repair and rework.

Paducah Marine Ways is one of three major inland shipyards operated by Pott Industries Inc., a St. Louis-headquartered subsid- iary of Houston Natural Gas Cor- poration.

Set Date For Rudder Club 42nd Annual Reception

Walter J. Cogan, the general chairman, and James F. Servino, the commodore, have announced that the 42nd annual Rudder

Club Christmas Reception and

Party will be held on December 2, at the Vista International Hotel, 3 World Trade Center, New York

City, in the Nieuw Amsterdam

Ballroom. Tickets are $60 includ- ing a gift. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Additional informa- tion may be secured from Jeff

Hlinn at Moran Towing, One

World Trade Center, Suite 5335,

New York, N.Y. 10004. Telephone (212) 466-3692.

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