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December 7, 2003

Conrad Industries Opens Aluminum Yard

Founded in 1948, Conrad Industries Inc. has four shipyards in Louisiana and Texas, primarily building in steel. In November this year they opened a new aluminum shipyard at Amelia near their headquarters yard in Morgan City Louisiana. Two-bay 37,500 square foot covered building structure, six overhead cranes and a 300-ton travel lift.

They have now announced their first new building contract to build a crew supply boat for Diamond Services also of Amelia. The 175x32-foot boat will have a molded depth of 14.5-feet. Like a number of other Diamond Services vessels, (see Cummins Hotips #107 & #172) the new vessel will be Cummins powered. In this instance by four Cummins KTA38-M2 engines driving four Hamilton HM-721 water jets. The vessel will have a 100 HP bow thruster and it will be DP equipped. Capacities will include 250 tons of deck cargo, 6,500 gallons of ship’s fuel, 30,000 gallons of transferable fuel and 50,000 gallons of rig water. Seating for 70 passengers will be installed on the 27-knot vessel. Two fire monitors will be capable of pumping 1,000 gallons per minute each. Deliver is scheduled for late 2004.

Special contracts manager Gary P. Stansbury with Conrad Aluminum’s 300-ton Marine Travel Lift

Wallace Carline, President of Diamond Services Corporation, said, "We are pleased to award this contact to Conrad. Conrad has always been recognized as a quality shipbuilder and we are confident in their abilities as they expand into the aluminum market. Their new site is impressive and we look forward to a continued successful relationship for both vessel construction and repair.

"Apart from the new building shed, the most impressive feature of the yard is the huge Marine Travel Lift. With a 300-ton lifting capacity, it will easily lift most crew boats from the water and park them in the large gravelled work area for repairs.

For more information contact:

A.J. Blanchard
Aluminum Contracts Administrator
Conrad Aluminum L.L.C.
PO Box 7909752
Hwy. 182 E.Morgan City,
LA 70381_0790 USA
Phone: 985 631 2395
http://www.conradindustries.com/

Mike Swiber
Diamond Services
P.O. Box 1286
Morgan City, L.A. 70381-1286
Phone: (985) 631-2187 Fax: (985) 631-2442

Red Cunningham Marine
Territory Sales Manager
Cummins Mid-South Hwy.
90 East Amelia, LA 70340
Phone: 985 631-0576 Fax: 985 631-0081
E-Mail: David.S.Cunningham@Cummins.com

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