Stephen M. Carmel The Senate confirmed Stephen Carmel as the 21st administrator of the Maritime Administration as part of a December 18 en block vote of 53-43. In announcing the… Read More
Maritime Partners
The mv. John Austin’s new engines are Mitsubishi S12R-Y3s rated at 1,260 hp. at 1,600 rpm. (Photo courtesy of Laborde Products) Maritime Partners recently repowered the twin-screw mv. John… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners, a leading provider of maritime solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has announced the recent purchase of West Gulf Marine, a family-owned shipyard in Galveston,… Read More
Watching vessels like the mv. Ashley Anne, christened by Maritime Partners on August 22, work along the Mississippi River and other inland waterways is a study in teamwork, strength,… Read More
HS Marine Propulsion’s new propeller design has an edge over the competition, literally. Engineers have been working on the Edge propeller design for the better part of a decade, earning… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has announced that an entity controlled by one of its managed funds… Read More
The mv. Joan Pluck moored at FMT Shipyard in Harvey, La. (Photo courtesy of Laborde Products) FMT Shipyard & Repair, located on the Harvey Canal in Harvey, La., has delivered… Read More
Rivermen on the Upper Ohio were scratching their heads somewhat over some recent interesting vessel name changes. In order to tell which was which, it was almost like the old… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners recently took delivery of the last of three new towboats built by John Bludworth Shipyard at its 11-acre facility on the Corpus Christi (Tex.) Ship… Read More
Russell and Jill Flowers at a towboat christening in February 2017. (Photo by H. Nelson Spencer) Jill Flowers, 79, devoted… Read More
