Tug Sale

Ranger Tugs: Kirk Hawley Appointed Sales Manager

Ranger Tugs announces the appointment of Kirk Hawley to the position of Sales Manager for the 21-29 foot trailerable boats built by Fluid Motion.   Kirk will assume his new position at the end of August and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Kent, WA. Kirk brings over two decades of experience in the marine industry to his position at Ranger Tugs. Prior to his 12 years in the marine industry, Kirk spent 23 years in the retail grocery industry where he developed a very well rounded business background in sales, marketing, merchandising, leadership and the value of ensuring excellent customer service. His career in the global marine industry provided a solid understanding of the boat market and what it takes to be successful in sales, marketing, distribution, portfolio planning, product development, profitability and customer satisfaction. “Kirk brings a comprehensive understanding of sales and marketing to Ranger Tugs and will be able to apply his experience in refining our sales cycle process as well as growing the Ranger Tugs sales opportunities on a national level,” says Jeff Messmer, Vice President of Ranger Tugs. Kirk is a lifelong avid boater with a passion for fishing, hunting and water sports. He most recently served as the Brand Manager for a Global Sportfishing Boat brand where he managed and monitored sales, product pipeline and portfolio as well as global market requirements and product strategies

By The Numbers: Tug Boat Market Report

Easily one of the more interesting statistical comparisons and compilations that reach our desk every year is the periodic Marcon International Tug Boat Market Report. We’ve examined this type of report before and it is worth doing so again. Chock full of data on the availability and make-up of tugs for sale here and abroad, the report also drills much deeper than that. We’ve highlighted some of the more interesting aspects of their latest effort (November 2012)

Marcon Involved in Three Vessel Sales

Crowley Maritime Services, Seattle, has sold its twin screw tug Geronimo (ex-Zeno) to Bay Towing Corp. of Norfolk, Va. The tug, built in 1967, measures 128 x 32.8 ft., and is powered by two Fairbanks Morse 10-38D8-1/8 main engines. This is the third tug Bay Transportation has purchased through Marcon International, Coupeville, Wash. The Klukwan Native Corp., of Juneau, Alaska, has sold twin screw, 3,000 hp tug Chilkat Hunter (ex-Hunter D, ex-Chaunta, ex-Wendy Foss

Caribbean Towing Sells Tug to Jonah

Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Wash., announced that Caribbean Towing, Inc. of Madisonville, La., has sold its 3,900 hp twin screw, U.S. flag tug Ranger to Jonah Co., Inc. of Lockport, La. The tug was originally built in 1945 as a single screw ATA class tug and after lying idle for about 10 years was completely rebuilt and converted to a twin screw tug in 1997 by Bollinger Shipyards in Algiers. Work included installation of a new electrical system, interior refinishing

Assembly Line For Tugs

By Alan Haig-Brown The shipyards of Sarawak are particularly adept at meeting the demands of multiple tug orders. Kian Juan Dockyard in Miri is currently in the midst of a ten-boat order all of which are built to the same design. As of late January this year two units had been delivered and six were scheduling for sea trails. The balances of two units had already been launched and were fitting out alongside. The large open area

Ranger Tugs Delivers 100th R29

Wefings Marine Celebrates Sale of the First and 100th R29.   Ranger Tugs is pleased to announce the delivery of the 100th Ranger Tug 29 to her new owners. The 100th boat was sold by Marc Grove, owner of Wefings Marine, the Apalachicola, Florida-based Ranger Tugs dealer. Marc was also responsible for the sale of the first R29 in 2009 which was also Wefings Marine’s 100th anniversary year. The R29 was introduced in 2009 and has remained a popular model of the trailerable trawlers

El Paso Sells Florida Petroleum Operations

El Paso Corporation announced the sale of its Florida petroleum terminals and tug and barge operations to TransMontaigne, Inc. The transaction has an estimated value of $155 million, including an estimated $35 million of product inventory value at closing. El Paso acquired these assets through its merger with The Coastal Corporation in 2001. The Florida petroleum terminal business provides bunker fuel for the maritime industry and is a major supplier of residual fuel

Smit Reports Growth

In the first half of 2007 the Division won two major long-term contracts. A 25-year contract will be carried out in a joint venture involving the provision of 4 tugs for an LNG terminal in Italy. This contract will start contributing in the second half of 2008. In addition, a long-term contract was acquired in Angola. This contract will start contributing towards the end of 2007. Part of the activities in Gabon, which were carried out with an (aged) river fleet, were divested

Tidewater Reports 3Q Results

Tidewater Inc. announced third quarter net earnings for the period ended December 31, 2007, of $89.4 million, or $1.66 per common share, on revenues of $314.2 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $93.4 million, or $1.67 per common share, on revenues of $287.9 million. The immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2007, had net earnings of $86.5 million, or $1.56 per common share, on revenues of $319.0 million.

Three Southeast Asian Tugs Sold to Latin America

Marcon International of Coupeville, Wash. announced the sale of three twin screw, ocean-going tugs from Malaysian based, International Bulk Trade Pte. Ltd., to a private Central American buyer.   The Singapore-registered sister-tugs sold were the 2010 built Surya Ratna 18; the 2009 built Surya Ratna 15 and the 2009 built Surya Ratna 16. All three tugs were built by Hung Seng Shipbuilding Sdn. Bhd.   in Sibu, Malaysia