Austin Sperry

Maritime Partners equips new towboat with Mitsubishi engines

Covington, La., headquartered engine and genset distributor Laborde Products recently equipped Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners’ new towboat, M/V The Gunnar, with a pair of high-performance Mitsubishi S6R2 engines. Each engine produces 803 horsepower at 1,400 revolutions per minute, chartering optimal performance for the vessel’s operations.

“The Mitsubishi S6R2 engines are crucial for our operational needs, providing the reliability and power that M/V The Gunnar requires to serve...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/maritime-partners-equips-new-towboat-with-mitsubishi-engines/

Maritime Partners to acquire M/G Transport

Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners, LLC is back on the acquisition trail. Back in December last year, the company became the largest lessor of marine equipment in the United States when it acquired over 1,000 marine vessels operating on bareboat charter from from J. Russell Flowers Inc.Today the company announced that, through its managed funds, it has agreed to acquire another Metairie-based company, M/G Transport Holdings LLC (M/G) from Auxo Investment Partners LLC and its...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/maritime-partners-to-acquire-m-g-transport/

Maritime Partners opts for Thomson Bearings for 12 new push boats

Thordon Bearings is to supply water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for installation on a series of 12 twin screw push boats under construction for Maritime Partners LLC. The boats are schooled to be delivered from Harvey, La., based FMT Shipyard & Repair LLC with equipment that includes Thordon RiverTough tailshaft bearings, ThorPlas-Blue rudder bearings with Pucker Seals, ThorPlas-Blue steering linkage bushings, SXL thrust washers, and TG100 tailshaft seals.

With a fleet of over 1,600...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maritime-partners-opts-for-thomson-bearings-for-12-new-push-boats/

Maritime Partners christens M/V Emily Webber towboat

Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony last month for the M/V Emily Webber towboat, the seventh of nine vessels the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La.

The towboat is named for the late Emily Michelle Webber, friend of Maritime Partners’ Co-Founder and President Austin Sperry’s wife, Sally. Webber unexpectedly died last at the age of 41.

The 78- by 34-foot, Entech-designed M/V Emily Webber has a depth of 10 feet and offers 2,000 hp. via twin Cummins QSK38 main...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/maritime-partners-christens-m-v-emily-webber-towboat/

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