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No. 716 Bludworth Marine Houston, TX

	Year	2008
	Industry	Transportation
	Founded	1998
	Growth	478.9%
	2004 Revenue	$3.1 million
	2007 Revenue	$17.9 million
	Employees	110
	Website	www.vesselrepair.com

What it does:
Provides design, new construction, fabrication and repairs to inland and ocean tugs, barges, and ships.

Why it's growing:
They re-invested in people, location, and assets and seriously increased their capacity. Also, shipyard repair is a unique niche.

What's noteworthy:
Once a ship in Houston broke a chain and dropped a steel ingot, which cut like a knife blade through the ship. The hold filled with water, and the company figured out a way to remove the ingot, and then built a repair sub to seal the hole on the bottom.