Parker Towing Company, Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala., has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of four 80-foot towboats, forty-eight 195-foot hopper barges and two 297-foot tank barges. All are intended for operation on inland rivers.

The application did not name proposed builders of the vessels or scheduled delivery dates.

The requested guarantee is for $20,000,000 of the total estimated cost of $24,200,000 for all vessels.