Harvey, La., headquartered offshore towing specialist Dawn Services has christened the newest addition to its growing fleet, the M/V Captain John J. Charpentier. Built in Seattle, Wash., by the Marine Power and
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rozema Boat Works Inc. of Mount Vernon, Wash., to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy
Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners LLC, the largest lessor of marine equipment in the United States, has reportedly added West Gulf Marine, a shipyard focused on tank barge construction, to its portfolio.
Moran Towing Corporation reports that it has acquired Bisso Towboat Co., Inc, as a long-term investment in the ongoing growth of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River region. Founded in 1860,
The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday it will invest nearly $350 million to expand robotics and autonomous systems, a move aimed at enhancing maritime operations, improving safety, and strengthening the service’s ability
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) and Rotterdam-based KOTUG Training & Consultancy (KTC) have renewed their strategic partnership to expand world-class maritime training opportunities for U.S. mariners. SCI, through its Center for Maritime
One of the best-known names in U.S. maritime has a new owner. Hillside, N.J.-headquartered Donjon Marine Co. LLC has been acquired by Miami-based Tallvine Partners, an independent investment advisor focused on value-add
A unified command is responding to the sinking of the Dominion, a 1944-built wooden former U.S. Army tug, in Bremerton Marina, Bremerton, Wash. The unified command consists of the Coast Guard and
Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR), Everett, Wash., has just announced the acquisition of the floating dry dock, Hercules. The dry dock was towed from San Diego (where it previously operated as the
Los Angeles-based electric boat company Arc has inked a $160 million contract for hybrid-electric ship assist tugboats with Long Beach-based Curtin Maritime. Built in collaboration with Snow & Co shipyard, the project
