UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Report for the Quarter Ended March 31,2013

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J.P. MARVEL INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.
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Name of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report

265 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS  02110
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(Business Address)		(Street)		(City)		(State)
		(Zip)

13 File Number:

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained
herein is true, correct and complete , and that it is understood that
all required items, statements, schedules, and tables, are considered
integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

JOSEPH F. PATTON JR. 		PRESIDENT & CEO 617-342-5610
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						(Manual Signature of Person Duly
Authorized to Submit							This Report)

					Boston, MA, May 14, 2013

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						(Place and Date of Signing)








Report Type:

(X)	13 Holdings Report
( )	13 F Notice
( )	13 F Combination Report

Form F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form  13F Information Table Entry Total: 76
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 240413

(Thousands)



(Place and Date of Signing)


                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
                                                                                           
ABB LTD SPON ADR               COM              000375204     4448   195422 SH       Sole                   195422
ABBOTT LABORATORIES            COM              002824100     1606    45483 SH       Sole                    45483
ABBVIE INC.                    COM              00287Y109     1854    45453 SH       Sole                    45453
AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD         COM              008474108      423    10300 SH       Sole                    10300
ALKERMES PLC.                  COM              G01767105     1598    67441 SH       Sole                    67441
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC    COM              02043Q107     1034    42425 SH       Sole                    42425
AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC    COM              030420103     1926    46465 SH       Sole                    46465
AMGEN INC                      COM              031162100      435     4240 SH       Sole                     4240
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.       COM              032511107      700     8000 SH       Sole                     8000
APPLE COMPUTER INC             COM              037833100     1495     3377 SH       Sole                     3377
AT&T                           COM              00206R102      857    23360 SH       Sole                    23360
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING      COM              053015103      464     7140 SH       Sole                     7140
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC       COM              054540109       28    22000 SH       Sole                    22000
AXIALL CORP                    COM              05463D100     5261    84630 SH       Sole                    84630
BANK OF AMERICA CORP.          COM              060505104     1124    92263 SH       Sole                    92263
BARRICK GOLD CORP              COM              067901108     1950    66339 SH       Sole                    66339
BP PLC ADR                     COM              055622104      240     5678 SH       Sole                     5678
BRISTOL MEYERS SQUIBB          COM              110122108     9153   222203 SH       Sole                   222203
CARLYLE GROUP                  COM              14309L102      717    23697 SH       Sole                    23697
CATERPILLAR INC.               COM              149123101     1776    20417 SH       Sole                    20417
CELGENE CORPORATION            COM              151020104     3456    29818 SH       Sole                    29818
CISCO SYSTEMS INC              COM              17275R102     2514   120324 SH       Sole                   120324
CLEAN HARBORS INC              COM              184496107     3908    67270 SH       Sole                    67270
COCA COLA CO                   COM              191216100     4586   113410 SH       Sole                   113410
COMCAST CORP                   COM              20030N101     3179    75728 SH       Sole                    75728
CVS CORP                       COM              126650100     2903    52790 SH       Sole                    52790
DANAHER CORP                   COM              235851102     4904    78900 SH       Sole                    78900
DEERE & CO.                    COM              244199105     6205    72165 SH       Sole                    72165
DUKE ENERGY                    COM              26441C204      398     5484 SH       Sole                     5484
ELI LILLY & CO                 COM              532457108     3185    56080 SH       Sole                    56080
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.           COM              291011104     4293    76841 SH       Sole                    76841
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS   COM              293792107      661    10962 SH       Sole                    10962
EOG RESOURCES INC.             COM              26875P101     1914    14944 SH       Sole                    14944
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231G102     2287    25385 SH       Sole                    25385
FLUOR CORP                     COM              343412102     5159    77780 SH       Sole                    77780
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO            COM              369604103     6138   265487 SH       Sole                   265487
GLOBAL TELECOM & TECHNOLOGY IN COM              378979108     3490   956265 SH       Sole                   956265
GOLDMAN SACHS                  COM              38141G104     4445    30205 SH       Sole                    30205
GOOGLE INC - CL A              COM              38259P508      723      910 SH       Sole                      910
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC.         COM              423452101     4800    79079 SH       Sole                    79079
HERSHEY FOODS CORP.            COM              427866108      613     7000 SH       Sole                     7000
INFINITE GROUP - RESTRICTED    COM              456910306        2    12500 SH       Sole                    12500
INTEL CORP                     COM              458140100     1585    72591 SH       Sole                    72591
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP    COM              459200101     4078    19118 SH       Sole                    19118
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.  COM              469814107     7102   126279 SH       Sole                   126279
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104     7465    91556 SH       Sole                    91556
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.           COM              46625H100     8021   168996 SH       Sole                   168996
LEAR CORP                      COM              521865204     5646   102890 SH       Sole                   102890
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC.    COM              52729N308      571    28120 SH       Sole                    28120
LKQ CORP COM                   COM              501889208     2649   121750 SH       Sole                   121750
MCDONALDS CORP                 COM              580135101     3038    30470 SH       Sole                    30470
MEDTRONIC INC.                 COM              585055106     3236    68901 SH       Sole                    68901
MONSANTO CORP                  COM              61166W101     9866    93404 SH       Sole                    93404
MORGAN STANLEY                 COM              617446448     4746   215930 SH       Sole                   215930
MOSAIC CO                      COM              61945C103     7160   120110 SH       Sole                   120110
MURPHY OIL CORP                COM              626717102      501     7860 SH       Sole                     7860
NOVARTIS AG-ADR                COM              66987V109     6517    91476 SH       Sole                    91476
NUCOR CORP                     COM              670346105     4734   102580 SH       Sole                   102580
PEPSICO INC                    COM              713448108      224     2830 SH       Sole                     2830
PFIZER INC                     COM              717081103     7773   269335 SH       Sole                   269335
PROCTOR & GAMBLE               COM              742718109     2963    38447 SH       Sole                    38447
QEP RESOURCES, INC.            COM              74733V100     5114   160625 SH       Sole                   160625
QUESTAR CORP                   COM              748356102      523    21490 SH       Sole                    21490
SCHLUMBERGER LTD               COM              806857108     4879    65150 SH       Sole                    65150
SONUS NETWORKS                 COM              835916107       37    14170 SH       Sole                    14170
STARBUCKS CORP                 COM              855244109     6823   119812 SH       Sole                   119812
SUNTRUST BKS INC COM           COM              867914103     4791   166293 SH       Sole                   166293
SYSCO CORP                     COM              871829107      598    17000 SH       Sole                    17000
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE  COM              874054109      646    40000 SH       Sole                    40000
TEARLAB CORP                   COM              878193101     1728   250419 SH       Sole                   250419
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC   COM              89417E109     4521    53695 SH       Sole                    53695
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.  COM              883556102     7872   102914 SH       Sole                   102914
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES INC.       COM              913017109     3972    42514 SH       Sole                    42514
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS         COM              92343V104      362     7366 SH       Sole                     7366
WAL-MART STORES INC            COM              931142103      403     5380 SH       Sole                     5380
WALT DISNEY COMPANY            COM              254687106     3424    60277 SH       Sole                    60277