Trans-Marine Service, Inc., Houma, La., has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two 165-foot, diesel-powered tug/supply vessels to be operated in the Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Marine, Inc., Panama City, Fla., is the proposed builder, with deliveries scheduled for November 1981 and May 1982.

The requested guarantee is for $4,050,000 or 75 percent of the $5,400,000 estimated cost of the vessels.