Crowley expands harbour services with acquisition

The privately-owned Florida-based company said the acquisition of Main Line will provide its customers calling on the ports of Seattle and Tacoma “with a comprehensive solution for their vessel mooring and ship assist needs”.

“For decades, our customers have put their trust in Crowley to ensure their vessels arrive and depart ports safely and reliably,” said James C. Fowler, Crowley Shipping Senior Vice President and General Manager.

“As a result, Crowley customers can have even more confidence their vessels will be docked and sailed without delay or incident,” he added.

Main Line was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle and will be absorbed by Crowley as part of the asset purchase agreement. The two companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.

Crowley has seven tugs based in the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle is also a top export gateway with container liners operating services to and from Asia, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, and the Caribbean, while Tacoma operates five major container terminals that boast of calls by some of the world’s largest container shipping lines.