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1. 1. Port of South Louisiana - 2003 Directory

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   Published on: 12/11/2007   Last Visited: 12/11/2007

   Roger Blaske (618) 462-4155 P (618) 462-1432 F blaskemarine@msn.com

2. 2. AWO Letter - January 23, 2004

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   Published on: 1/23/2004   Last Visited: 5/13/2006

   "Our experience the last couple of years has demonstrated to us that it's just not practical to go there at the rates the customers want to pay," said Roger Blaske, president of Blaske Marine.
   ...
   Blaske said the low flow, coupled with a continuing drought in the upper Midwest, will leave the river with too little water.
   
   Blaske Marine once could link up to nine barges and move them on the river. Lately, the company could link no more than three, and still those were stuck frequently last summer, Blaske said, damaging barges and causing expensive delays.
   
   "When you lose two or three days on a trip sitting on a sand bar, the economy doesn't help there, either," he said.
   ...
   Interstate Marine in Boonville, Mo., is a wholesale dealer of fertilizer and grain, and most of its supply is shipped on Missouri River barges owned by Memco and Blaske. The company's business has fallen along with the Missouri River's depth.

3. 3. www.americanwaterways.com

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   Published on: 1/23/2004   Last Visited: 11/11/2007

   "Our experience the last couple of years has demonstrated to us that it's just not practical to go there at the rates the customers want to pay," said Roger Blaske, president of Blaske Marine.
   ...
   Blaske said the low flow, coupled with a continuing drought in the upper Midwest, will leave the river with too little water.
   
   Blaske Marine once could link up to nine barges and move them on the river. Lately, the company could link no more than three, and still those were stuck frequently last summer, Blaske said, damaging barges and causing expensive delays.
   
   "When you lose two or three days on a trip sitting on a sand bar, the economy doesn't help there, either," he said.
   ...
   Interstate Marine in Boonville, Mo., is a wholesale dealer of fertilizer and grain, and most of its supply is shipped on Missouri River barges owned by Memco and Blaske. The company's business has fallen along with the Missouri River's depth.