Master Boat Builders, Coden, Ala., recently launched the first in a series of eight harbor tugs being built for Maritime Partners LLC, with delivery targeted for early May. The eight-vessel program is expected to see the yard deliver a tug approximately every six weeks through 2027.

Master Boat Builders, Inc., Coden, Ala., announced April 2 it has delivered the tug Jill as part of its ongoing partnership with Gulf LNG Tugs of Port Arthur, LLC, a joint venture comprised of Bay-Houston Management, LLC; Bay Towing, LLC; Moran Towing Corporation; and Suderman & Young Towing Company.