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25 Feb 2012

MECO Wins USN Shipboard Desalination Contract

MECO won the design and development of advanced shipboard desalination units for the US Navy under contracts with the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the new contracts, MECO will develop systems rated at 4000 and 100,000 gallons per day that are designed to take advantage of advancements in technology and function within the constraints of operating on naval ships. The program will span three years with the first six months spent in design followed by development of demonstration prototypes. Objectives of the program include minimizing volume, mass and manning requirements while improving reliability. In conjunction with Teledyne Scientific and DARPA, MECO is developing technologies to further reduce weight, space and energy for man portable desalination.

04 Apr 2007

Conrad Industries Announces New Contracts and Deliveries

Conrad Industries, Inc. announced the signing of contracts during the first quarter of 2007 for the construction of six vessels and the recent delivery of various vessels. Blessey Marine Services, Inc. contracts for two 8,400 bbl. double skin stainless steel tank barges. D, grade A and lower flammable or combustible cargos. market. deck barge. In addition, Gulfstream Rental Tools, Inc. contracts for three 120'x30'x7' shale barges. bunkering barges for their west coast operations. skin tank barge has a capacity of 26,000 bbls. of fuel. Classed and equipped with a complete cargo loading and off-loading system. liquid overfill protection system. boats for the Corps of Engineers. boat is for Corps' St Paul District. accommodations for 10 persons. Upper Mississippi River.

12 Oct 2005

Conrad Announces Hurricane Impact and Addition to Backlog

Inc. for the U.S. Army. go out to the victims ravaged by these disasters. have a direct impact on any of our four shipyards. Rita did not spare our Orange employees from loss and damage. but did not receive any water damage. not damaged. be covered by our insurance program. and subcontractors' abilities to supply us with necessary goods and services. additional cost that will result from these hurricanes. facilities. fully operational at all of our facilities. qualified welders, fitters, supervisors and project management personnel. Rico Towing Corporation and the 16th ST Tug for the U.S. Army. expect any significant impact on these jobs from Hurricane Rita. additions, our current backlog is approximately $40 million. Additionally Conrad commented "We appreciate the U.S. "ST916".

12 Oct 2005

Conrad Details Impact of Hurricanes

Inc. for the U.S. Army. go out to the victims ravaged by these disasters. have a direct impact on any of our four shipyards. Rita did not spare our Orange employees from loss and damage. but did not receive any water damage. not damaged. be covered by our insurance program. and subcontractors' abilities to supply us with necessary goods and services. additional cost that will result from these hurricanes. facilities. fully operational at all of our facilities. Rico Towing Corporation and the 16th ST Tug for the U.S. Army. expect any significant impact on these jobs from Hurricane Rita. additions, our current backlog is approximately $40 million. Additionally Conrad commented "We appreciate the U.S. "ST916". Industries to U.S. Government Agencies over the past thirty years.