Centerline, EBDG Partnering on Mobile Power Barge

Centerline, EBDG Partnering on Mobile Power Barge

Two Seattle-based maritime industry businesses say they’re teaming on a series of “barge-based clean power solutions” for ports that lack the traditional infrastructure for shore power. Marine energy transportation firm Centerline Logistics announced Oct. 30 that it has entered into a partnership with marine engineering and naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to build and launch what they’re calling the Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) barge. The firms are expected to announce fleet locations and deployments next year for EBDG's patent-pending floating platform, which could potentially lower vessel emissions by as much as 93% when vessels idle…
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Centerline Logistics Acquires JMB Shipping

Centerline Logistics Acquires JMB Shipping

Seattle-based maritime transportation services provider Centerline Logistics has acquired maritime asset holding firm JMB Shipping from investment firm JMB Capital Partners Lending, giving Centerline ownership and control of sought-after Jones Act maritime assets such as liquid tank barges and tugs, Centerline Logistics announced Feb. 26. “JMB Shipping's assets are among the most unique and desirable in the coastal Jones Act market,” Centerline Logistics CEO Matt Godden said. “Given the growing emphasis on domestic energy security, these assets have been, and will remain, crucial additions to Centerline's fleet.” Before the acquisition, which closed Feb. 23, Centerline leased and managed the JMB…
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