Thordon Bearings has signed a multi-vessel supply agreement for a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for several fleet boats under construction for Maritime Partners. Twelve twin-screw towboats are being… Read More
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Harvey, La.-based Crescent Marine Towing held a christening ceremony February 19 at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair for the mv. Captain Walter, an Entech-designed towboat that measures 60 feet by… Read More
Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony February 3 for the seventh of nine boats the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La. The company named the boat… Read More
Wood Towing Company, the towing arm of the Wood family of companies—which includes fleeting, dredging, construction, aggregates and ship service—has leased the mv. Erin M. Brooks from Maritime Partners Inc. Read More
Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19 on the east bank… Read More
Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23 in… Read More
When Maritime Partners CEO and co-founder Bick Brooks’ parents, Ned and Louise, and brother, Avery, traveled from the Northeast to New Orleans at the beginning of May, they thought it… Read More
C&C Marine & Repair, a Belle Chasse, La.-based shipyard specializing in the design and construction of towboats, dredges, barges, offshore supply vessels and other marine vessels, recently delivered the mv. Read More
Like so many other new vessels these days, because of the COVD-19 pandemic the mv. Amelia Ray went to work without the benefit of a full-fledged christening. It was pressed… Read More
Their story began in 1999. Austin Sperry, co-founder and chief operating officer of Maritime Partners, was just a “young kid” back then, living in Newport Beach, Calif. “Not a lot… Read More
