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07 Jan

Crowley Acquires Seattle-Based Harbor Services Company Main Line Inc.

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Crowley Maritime said Jan. 2 that it has expanded its harbor services capabilities via the acquisition of Main Line Inc., a vessel mooring company based in Seattle, effective Jan. 1. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The addition of Main Line is expected to provide Crowley’s customers calling on the ports of Seattle and Tacoma with a comprehensive solution for their vessel mooring and ship assist needs, the company said in a statement. Main Line is a longtime provider of vessel mooring services in the Pacific Northwest for ship operators who value safe and dependable mooring service. Main Line…

01 Oct

American Waterways Operators Honors Crowley Mariners

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The American Waterways Operators advocacy organization has honored Crowley Maritime mariners with the American Waterways Honor and Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Award for their rescue efforts this year, the company announced Sept. 24. Among the heroic efforts that were recognized included Crowley’s Guard tug crew members who retrieved a man who was knocked off his sailboat off Anacortes, Wash. in April, and crew members of the tug Apollo who helped a ship in the San Francisco Bay alert first responders in June after a passenger fell into the water. Apollo was on site until the person was safe, according…

30 Jul

Crowley Names Sales and Supply VP for Alaska Businesses Unit

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Longtime maritime expert Walter Tague has been appointed vice president of sales and supply of Crowley Fuels’ businesses unit, which provides energy logistics services in Alaska, the company announced July 18. In his new role, Tague is expected to manage Crowley’s marketing, sales, customer relations and procurement of refined product supply for the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic markets, the company said. Tague, who started with Crowley in 1999, brings more than three decades of experience in the industry to the position, particularly in supply chain management and support in the oil and gas sectors, according to the company. He’s had…

08 Jul

Crowley Christens Its First All-Electric Tug at Port of San Diego

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The nation’s first fully electric-powered ship assist tugboat is now operating in the Port of San Diego. Logistics, marine and energy solutions firm Crowley Maritime announced June 25 that it has christened the eWolf, an 82-foot vessel constructed by Master Boat Builders in Coden, Alaska, that can deliver 70 tons of bollard pull and includes a “fully integrated electrical package for battery energy storage by ABB with advanced technology for mariner safety.” The eWolf is able to operate fully on electric power daily with the help of a new microgrid shoreside charging station. “The eWolf is a historic milestone in…

16 Apr

Crowley Maritime Recognized for Commitment to West Coast Customers

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Crowley’s commitment to Alaska and U.S. West Coast customers has been recognized by energy supplier Shell, Crowley announced April 11. Shell spotlighted Crowley Fuels, the company’s business unit in Alaska and one of the state’s biggest petroleum wholesale providers. Throughout 2023, Crowley Fuels “achieved the second most growth among Shell partners on the U.S. West Coast,” according to the company. “We are honored to receive this recognition from Shell, highlighting our dedication to providing unparalleled service and support to our residential customers, businesses and our communities across Alaska,” Crowley Fuels Vice President of Sales and Supply Dave Regan said. “We…

02 Jan

Crowley Maritime Honored by Chamber of Shipping of America

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About 85 Crowley-owned and operated vessels and their crews have been honored for 782 cumulative years of safe environmental operations by the Chamber of Shipping of America, Crowley announced Dec. 19. The company was recognized during the chamber’s annual Environmental Achievement Awards, honoring vessels and mariners with “an outstanding safety record with no reportable spills, no U.S. Coast Guard environmental citations or other pollution incidents,” according to the CSA. The vessels recognized by the chamber range from tugs and barges to container and tank vessels. “We are thrilled to be recognized once again for our safety and environmental stewardship,” Crowley…

10 Oct

Crowley, ABS Partner on VR, Augmented Tech for Marine Environments

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Crowley Maritime and classification and advisory services company ABS are teaming up on augmented and virtual reality (VR) technology for vessels and other marine environments. The companies have said that they plan to work on a joint pilot effort for classification-related survey support work, including aspects of annual and special surveys including task crediting. The project also encompasses work with surveyors, engineers and back-office survey support, virtual walkthroughs and livestreams with remote and hybrid survey techniques, Crowley added. “Partnership is key to sustainable growth and success in maritime services, and we look forward to working with ABS to advance innovation…

19 Sep

Crowley, SEACOR Form Joint Venture

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Crowley Maritime and SEACOR Holdings (through its Seabulk Tankers, Inc. subsidiary) have formed a joint venture called Fairwater Holdings LLC to expand both companies’ capabilities in liquid energy and chemical transportation vessels, operations and services, the companies announced Sept. 13. Fairwater will be a standalone company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but would also maintain offices in Seattle and on the East and Gulf coasts. It intends to serve the U.S. market with 20 articulated tug-barges and 11 tankers as well as crewing and technical management for another 21 third-party owned vessels, according to the announcement. “Fairwater marks an important…

05 Sep

Crowley Forms New Offshore Wind Venture with Investment Firm

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, is bolstering Crowley Maritime’s offshore wind efforts under a newly formed joint venture that was announced Aug. 24. The move allows Crowley Wind Services Holdings to run the business of offering “end-to-end maritime and logistics capabilities” and lean on the fiscal know-how of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, which plans to manage the investment funds and have a majority stake in Crowley Wind Services. “The partnership of our two companies will help lead the growth of the wind energy sector and provide clean, renewable energy for the U.S. through high-quality maritime and…

15 Aug

Crowley, Port of SD Break Ground on Charging Station

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Crowley Maritime’s upcoming zero-emissions tug, eWolf, may soon be able to quickly power up at the Port of San Diego. The company and port officials celebrated the start of a new shoreside charging station project with a ground-breaking ceremony, Crowley announced Aug. 9. “We are proud to share in this moment with the City of San Diego to showcase an industry-first, shoreside charging station at the Port of San Diego,” Crowley Vice President of Advanced Energy Matt Jackson said. The shoreside solar charging station is planned to include two containerized energy storage systems supplied by Corvus Energy and is designed…