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Raymond & Associates in Bayou la Batre,

AL.

Mobro: Diversity on the Waterfront

Mobro has a long list of unique projects where it supplies a variety of marine op- erations, extending its ‘one-stop-shop’ philosophy.

Most recently, Mobro Marine was able to put to work its recently rebuilt U.S. Flag tug Rio Bravo to help conduct lifts and re- moves struts on cruise ship pier in Puerto

Rico. Mobro used one of its American 11320 (450t) crawlers on an ABS spud barge to lift and remove 190' long struts weighing 91 tons each. Mobro Marine's crane and barge was transported by the

Rio Bravo.

In addition, here are some interesting re- cent projects in short: • Tug Cheetah Lift: Mobro lifts 160 ton

Tug Cheetah and sets on barge for modifi- cations and new engine installation. • Walking Spud Carriage Lift: Mobro lifts 185 ton walking spud carriage into barge for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Company. • Spud lift and set: Mobro lifts 85 ton spud and installs into walking spud car- riage on dredge for Great Lakes Dredge &

Dock Company. • Float on/ Float off of jack up rig:

Mobro provides load out of 3 leg jack up rig for ocean-going transportation. • 120 ton bridge beam lifts: Superior

Construction Company uses Mobro’s

American 9310 Ring Horse to lift and set 120 ton Bulb-T concrete girders at Beach

Blvd Bridge in Jacksonville, FL. Mobro 's tug and barge also transported beams from

Savannah, GA to the jobsite. • Transportation and crane rental to

Chiriqui Grande, Panama: Mobro pro- vides cranes, barges, workboats and ocean-towing to Chiriqui Grande, Panama for US contractor Hayward Baker. • - Private mansion art project:

Mobro lifts and sets Blade Runners for prestige artist at private mansion in Miami

Beach, FL. The Blade Runners are 35 tons each and were set 100 feet from the center of rotation. • Trident Submarine Camels: Mobro tug, crane and barge lift and set on barge multiple 150 ton Trident Submarine

Camels at Naval Submarine Base in Kings

Bay, GA. • JF Kennedy lift: Mobro lifts and loads

RT crane and Navy Crash crane onto JF

Kennedy aircraft carrier. • Wedding barge: Mobro charters barge for wedding.

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Mobro Marine

At a Glance

Mobro Marine is a full service marine equipment company that has been meet- ing the needs of the construction and ma- rine industries since 1962.

Facilities • on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville,

FL • Tampa, FL to service Atlantic Ocean,

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Services • Inland and ocean towing • Equipment rentals • Sales and service of Barges, Tugs,

Cranes, Pile Hammers and Jet Pumps • Overhaul and maintenance services on marine engines and large diesel equip- ment.

Capabilities • Crane Rental - With lift capacity up to 450 tons. • Barge Rental - More than 100 barges including Load Line barges, Spud barges, Hopper barges, Equipment and Material Hauling barges and Truck- able Sectional barges. • Worldwide Towing Services - With ves- sels 300 HP up to 3,000 HP; both in- land and ocean towing. • New Barge Construction • Workboat Rental • Crane Repair - All makes and models.

Specializing in Refurbishing AMERICAN

Cranes. • Certified Boom Repair • Marine Heavy Lift Specialist • Marine Salvage • Cargo Handling - including LoLo,

FloFLo & RoRo • Drydock Facilities for barges up to 200 x 54 ft. www.mobromarine.com “This business has always been consid- ered a ‘Fred & Barney’ business,” said

John Hall, vice president, operations,

Mobro Marine, in a reference to every- one’s favorite “Stone Age Family,” the

Flintstones. “But modernization, in terms of technology and technique, is the key to survival and prosperity.”

LEFT: Mobro leases several barges and cranes to Superior Construction Com- pany for construction on Beach Blvd

Bridge in Jacksonville, FL.