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Volume 60 |
Behind TowLine
MANAGING EDITOR Aislinn Pitchford
EDITOR & WRITER Gregory Walsh
PUBLISHER Moran Towing Corporation
For questions, letters, or contributions, please contact us at TowLine@morantug.com
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CONTENTS
Expanding Tractor Tug Fleet MORAN's fleet of tractor tugs has grown in size to be among the largest in the United States.
Lynne Moran In Texas New tractor tug Lynne Moran adds to MORAN service in the Port Arthur region of Texas.
Bridgewing Professional Well-known senior docking pilot in New York nears retirement after 34 years maneuvering ships.
More And More For MorTracs® MORAN's fleet of four MorTrac® tugs are getting upgrades to enhance power, maneuverability.
25 Years Moving LPG Tankers MORAN's fleet of tugs in Portsmouth, N.H. has been assisting LPG tankers there for two decades.
Latest ATB Joins The Fleet Tug Barney Turecamo and barge Georgia are now a regular sight in Northeast waters.
MORAN Earns Benefits Citation Company cited for generous employee options.
Three New Operations Managers A trio of marine professionals on the job for MORAN.
END PAGE: Portsmouth pilot Dick Holt Sr. retires after long affiliation with MORAN.
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Latest News... |
The newest and most powerful tug in
MORAN's growing fleet of tractor tugs assisted
her first LNG tanker into a berth on the
Savannah River in May.
The 6,000 hp Edward J. Moran, named after
Edward J. (Ted) Tregurtha, MORAN's president,
was delivered in late spring from the Washburn &
Doughty Shipyard in Maine.
With a deep rumble, drowned out by shouts,
cheers and the sound of air horns, the 110-foot hull
slid down a ramp of greased timbers stern-first into
the sea on a frigid but sunny day in early March. The
Edward J. Moran is the 12th tractor tug to be built
for MORAN by the Maine shipyard.
"It is, of course, a thrill to have any vessel named
after oneself, but the more significant aspect about
this is the long partnership we have forged with this
excellent shipyard," said Tregurtha, during the
launching ceremony.
The tug was christened by Ted Tregurtha's daughter,
Katie, just before launching.
The newest tug was designed for service at the
Elba Island LNG terminal near Savannah, Georgia.
Equipped with full FiFi-1 firefighting capability, she
is the first tug in MORAN's fleet to be powered by
a pair of EMD 710-series diesels producing about
3,000 hp each at 900 rpm.
"She is a very impressive vessel," said Tregurtha
after touring the newly-launched tug. "The extra
size and power will be put to good use, and it
seems that with each new boat comes a few new
improvements to make it even better, safer and
more habitable."
one of two founding
partners of the
Washburn and
Doughty shipyard,
located in East
Boothbay, remarked that
MORAN has become his
largest customer over the
past eight years. Washburn
& Doughty had constructed
20 z-drive tractor tugs as of
this past spring, more than
half of them being for
MORAN.
Edward J. Moran is the
15th tractor-tug to join the
MORAN fleet that operates
in ports from Texas
to New Hampshire. The
company has four additional
tugs on order at the same shipyard.
"We have quite a busy launching schedule for the
next 12 months, utilizing several shipyards," said
Tregurtha. "Not only new tractors but also several
new barges and ATB tugs will be added to our various
fleets."
Ted Tregurtha, with undergraduate and graduate
degrees from Cornell University, and after experience
with IBM and Global Self-Unloaders, joined
MORAN in 1996. He became president in 2001, following
his father, Paul Tregurtha, current chairman
and CEO of MORAN.
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