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Harley Marine contracts for 2 new tank barges

   Harley Marine Services has awarded a contract to Portland, Ore.-based shipyard Vigor Fab to build two 83,000-barrel tank barges.
   These barges will be the ninth and tenth built by Vigor for Harley Marine. The first of these two new tank barges is scheduled for delivery in spring 2015, followed by the second that summer.
   Harley Marine Services offers transportation services along the U.S. West Coast (including Alaska), New York harbor and the Gulf Coast.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.