Exhibit 99.2

                   UNIFAB INTERNATIONAL, INC. - CURRENT EVENTS
         Larry Verzwyvelt named President of Universal Fabricators, LLC

New Iberia, LA - (PR Newswire) - September 11, 2003 - UNIFAB International, Inc.
(NASDAQSC: UFAB) (the "Company") today announced the appointment of Larry
Verzwyvelt as president of Universal Fabricators, LLC, the Company's largest
operating subsidiary. Mr. Verzwyvelt will report to the Company's principal
executive officer, William A. Hines. Universal Fabricators' previous president,
William A. Downey, will continue in service to the Company in the role of
executive vice president and as a director and will concentrate his efforts on
special projects, business development and marketing for the Company's various
operating subsidiaries.

"The experience Larry has obtained in the last 25 years in the fabrication
industry makes him uniquely qualified to lead our Company in meeting the
challenges we currently face," said William A. Hines, Chairman and principal
executive officer of UNIFAB International, Inc. "Larry is well known in the
industry and will build strength and confidence in our business operations. He
is excellent with business systems, is knowledgeable in all aspects of our
business and relates well to the workforce. He was in charge of one of the
largest fabrication operations on the Gulf Coast and is perfectly suited to
continue the development of Universal Fabricators in the marketplace. I look
forward to working with Larry and welcome him to our team. Bill Downey has done
an excellent job at Universal Fabricators stabilizing the business, improving
the efficiency of the business processes and reestablishing UNIFAB's name in the
marketplace. I am happy to say that he will continue to assist the Company in
its marketing and strategic business development efforts as well as support
special projects in the future."

Prior to joining Universal Fabricators, Mr. Verzwyvelt was the Operations
Manager, Fabrication - North America, for J. Ray McDermott, Inc., a position he
held since 1999. Before joining J. Ray McDermott in 1995, Mr. Verzwyvelt was the
Fabrication Division Manager for OPI International, Inc., where he was
responsible for all domestic and international fabrication operations. He also
held various operational and project management positions with OPI, Gulf Marine
Fabricators, Inc. and Service Marine Group, Inc.

UNIFAB International, Inc. is a custom fabricator of topside facilities,
equipment modules and other structures used in the development and production of
oil and gas reserves. In addition, the Company designs and manufactures
specialized process systems, refurbishes and retrofits existing jackets and
decks and provides design, repair, refurbishment and conversion services for oil
and gas drilling rigs.



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