Greetings:

We are interested in receiving information on any vessels or barges, inland or ocean service, available for sale or charter. This can be on a published or private & confidential basis. Even in today's economic downturn, there are still buyers with cash in-hand. Some require vessels or barges for projects that have been in the “pipeline”; while others look towards new opportunities, or might be fortunate to operate in a niche not as affected as much by the financial turmoil swirling about us. Buyers may no longer pay “top dollar”, but many are still buying.

2010 has booked 119 sales, one charter and the delivery of a 3,300HP newbuilding tug with more sales pending. 92 of the vessels were sold in a single "en-bloc" deal, which included 17 inland tank barges and 75 inland hopper barges. We booked 45 sales and three charters in 2009. A full history of past sales, references and background is available on request or can be downloaded from our website.

Marcon International has for the past 29 years specialized as shipbrokers in the offshore petroleum, towing and marine construction industries. Since our first sale in 1983, Marcon has sold or chartered 1,199 vessels & barges, including over 744,602BHP in tugs, 730,300dwt ocean deck barges, 142,865dwt ocean hopper barges, 6.243 million bbl capacity in ocean tank barges, 80 crew & pilot boats, 158 supply, utility & tug supply and 51 survey, seismic & support vessels, in addition to others.

We ensure that vessels offered on a published basis are immediately reported to prospective Buyers or Charterers, as well as included in our printed newsletter and on our website. Vessels offered on a private and confidential basis can also be offered "unnamed" to a very select number of our clients and all information is treated with care and not included in the newsletter or website listings. At present we average abt. 30-40 new direct listings per month.

Our clientele includes companies worldwide. Three times a year, a printed newsletter, containing approximately 800 listings, is sent out to over 6,000 companies worldwide. This is only a portion of the over 1,100 listings available on our website, www.marcon.com, which is updated on a daily basis. The website contains further details on selected vessels and barges, such as drawings and photographs. The website allows users to search for vessels based upon type, size, location and other criteria.

Although specializing as shipbrokers in the offshore towing and petroleum industry, we also handle other types of vessels. A breakdown of other classes of vessels and barges plus various market reports and articles can be downloaded from the website, faxed or e-mailed on request.

All services of Marcon International, Inc. are at your disposal. We look forward to working closely with you on the marketing of your vessels and barges for sale and / or charter.

Regards,

Bob Beegle
President

Celebrating 29 years as a broker from 1981 to 2010.