Bludworth Marine LLC has been listed # 716 on the 2008 INC 5000 fastest growing US private company list (2004-2007). Bludworth
Marine was also # 9 in the Transportation Sector and # 13 in the Houston market. Bludworth Marine is rapidly expanding into a full service
marine repair shipyard with multiple locations. A new deep water shipyard in Orange Texas will begin operation of a new 3,000 ton dry dock in early 2009. The Bludworth Orange shipyard is presently building a new stainless steel cargo tank inland acid barge for delivery in early 2009. Bludworth operates two 800 ton dry docks, a 315' x 100' graving dock, and a topside repair location at Pier 38 in Galveston Texas. A new inland fabrication and repair location is presently under construction in Channelview, Texas adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel. Bludworth Cook Marine, Inc markets and manufactures the Bludworth Cook Marine ATB flexible tug barge connection system and has recently started a new ATB system for a Great Lakes customer.