Three limited partnerships located at 2701 Houma Boulevard, Metairie, La., have applied for Title XI guarantees to aid in financing a total of 50 hopper barges. All are to be 200 feet long, and are intended for operation in the Mississippi River. The applicants are:
Commercial Barge Carrier Limited Partnership I, which requested a guarantee of $5,359,000 for 20 barges it proposes to have built by Equitable Shipyards, Inc. of Metairie;
Commercial Barge Line Limited Partnership I, which requested a guarantee of $2,680,000 for 10 barges, with Equitable also listed as the proposed builder; and
Commercial Barge Transport Limited Partnership I, which requested a guarantee of $4,998,000 for 20 barges, with Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., the proposed builder.
In each case, the requested guarantee is for up to 87½ percent of the estimated actual cost of the vessels. All would be scheduled for delivery by the end of the year.