Walter E. Blessey Jr. was honored October 8 as the 2022 Maritime Person of the Year at the 88th Annual Gala of the New Orleans Propeller Club at the Metairie… Read More
Blessey Marine Services
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services has christened a lot of vessels over its 44-year history—104 vessels, in fact. And three of those have been named for company founder and chairman… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) hosted its annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon in Houston April 28 after a two-year break due to COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida. Despite that delay, the… Read More
• Clark Todd has been promoted to CEO of Blessey Marine Services, in addition to his role as president. Walter Blessey Jr., previously chairman and CEO, will remain chairman. “After… Read More
• Chris Estep assumed the role of chief operating officer of Blessey Marine Services Inc. effective November 8. Estep began his career at Blessey Marine in 2007 after serving six… Read More
Kurt Moerbe, vice president of Vessel Repair in Port Arthur, Texas, was familiar with Blessey Marine Services’ reputation before he joined the family business full time. He remembers well the… Read More
On March 11, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released details of its investigation into the May 17, 2020, flooding of the mv. Alton St. Amant, part of the Blessey… Read More
Jayson Grimes was 19 back in 1990 when he went to work aboard towboats. He credits a few friends of his who’d already started out in the industry with introducing… Read More
Hurricane Laura made landfall about 1 a.m. August 27 near Cameron, La., a small community located on the southwest Louisiana coast where the Calcasieu Ship Channel meets the Gulf of… Read More
By Nelson Spencer Jr. and Frank McCormack On June 4, representatives of the Blessey Marine Services family gathered at Bayou Fleet on the west bank of the Mississippi River near… Read More
