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Chairman's Letter Corporate Overview Corporate History Moran's President |
 MORAN commenced operations in 1860 when Michael Moran purchased a one-half interest in the tugboat Ida Miller for $2,700. New York harbor was alive with ships, many of them still powered by sail. Before long, MORAN had grown into a fleet of tugboats. The company's big white "M" logo on its tugboat stacks has been a fixture in and around New York harbor for more than 140 years and is recognized worldwide. During MORAN's first 75 years, the company grew along with the overall growth in the port of New York. MORAN was deeply involved in the commercial life of New York. When the city celebrated the centennial of George Washington's inauguration, MORAN handled the re-enactment of his boat trip to Lower Manhattan. When the New York City subway was built, MORAN transported the excavated soil. Beyond New York, a MORAN tug was the first vessel to enter Havana harbor after the Spanish-American War. Another MORAN tug sailed around the tip of South America and won the contract to transport material excavated during the building of the Panama Canal. MORAN provided tugs to the British Government in the early days of World War I. After its entry into the War, the U.S. government built numerous tugs, all based on MORAN designs. During World War II, MORAN operated over 100 tugs (both MORAN and government owned) as part of the war effort. The company's most significant contribution involved the towing of huge barges across the North Atlantic, rendezvousing with a MORAN operated tug fleet in the English Channel transporting artificial harbors to precise points off the Normandy coast and sinking them so that heavy equipment could be unloaded onto the beaches. This operation is widely viewed as critical to the success of the Allied invasion of Europe. |
World War II was a significant turning point for the company and initiated a period of rapid growth
and geographic expansion. Following the war, MORAN maintained the large fleet it had built up for
the war effort and made a number of decisions that significantly enhanced its position and provided
the platform for its future growth. MORAN was one of the first companies to embrace diesel propulsion
and also played an active role in the expansion and consolidation of the harbor tug industry. MORAN's
early acquisitions were centered in New York Harbor, but in subsequent years the company grew
geographically and now has operations in 13 locations from New Hampshire to Texas. Thirty years ago, MORAN began to expand its presence in the marine transportation segment of the industry with an ongoing program of tug-barge unit construction and acquisition. The current barge fleet services utilities, municipalities and commercial customers carrying petroleum products, grains, fertilizers, scrap, steel products and heavy lift cargoes. In recent years, MORAN has gained the distinction of being the principal offshore contract towing company on the East Coast of the United States. MORAN tugs have towed a multitude of commercial and military ships, spent nuclear fuel aboard barges, commercial container barges on regular schedules, LNG spheres, oil rigs, oil barges, bridge sections and drydocks, have supported various cable-laying operations and have performed many rescue-tows. The company has a long and proud tradition service to the U.S. Navy and commercial ties to its customers stretching back up to 100 years. In 1998, MORAN continued its growth by completing a merger with Turecamo Maritime, Inc. and several other Turecamo affiliated companies. This event further solidified MORAN's position as a leader in the Tug and Barge Industry. Today, the company maintains three major lines of business: Shipdocking, Contract Towing and Marine Transportation, and operates in 13 ports with an extensive fleet of tugs and barges. We are the oldest and largest supplier of tugs on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. As MORAN approaches its 150th anniversary, we continue to set the pace in towing and transportation. |
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50 Locust Avenue | New Canaan, CT 06840-4737 USA | Tel: 203.442.2800 |
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