James Hall News

One of Puget Sound's oldest surviving wooden tugs is being restored after sinking in Hood Canal in the summer of 2017.Built in 1906 by James Hall, the tugboat Parthia had a long-life servicing ships that called to Washington's Capital City, Olympia. Beyond working, she is also a five-time winner of the Olympia Harbor Days vintage tugboat races - a true icon of the city's waterfront.After the vessel sank while under private ownership, several members of the Puget Sound Maritime…

Galbraith's Ltd has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of Terry Parmenter, a highly experienced and well-known dry cargo chartering broker who joined Galbraith's seven years ago from SSY, where he was a senior director. Parmenter will additionally take on the role of Head of Dry Cargo, supported by director James Hall and by Martin Ashford.