TowBoatU.S. Launch Service Saves Ship
an Expensive Port Call in Miami
TowBoatU.S. Launch provided launch services on April 27th in the Miami Anchorage for the Tanker Jag Lalit. The tanker was transiting the Gulf of Mexico bound for the Caribbean and was not scheduled to make a port call in the U.S.. The ship's agent was notified that the vessel would require over two hundred 55 gallon drums of lube oil along with a substantial load of ship spares and other equipment. Inchcape Shipping contacted our offices to discuss the feasibility of delivering such a large load to the ship via launch boat. Additionally, the customer requested several personnel launches to transfer technicians and ship's crew to and from the ship. TowBoatU.S. went to work communicating with each of the suppliers involved in this effort to insure that the land side deliveries were accomplished quickly, efficiently and on time. The launch vessels which included our 46' Launch boat and a 150' by 50' ABS Barge were loaded and ready for the operation arriving on scene moments after Miami Divers completed their underwater video survey of the ship and we were given the all clear to come alongside. Jonathan Williams, the Port Manager for Inchcape Shipping in Port Everglades stated "I had several ships that we were working in Miami and Port Everglades when the Jag Lalit notified our company of their needs. We called TowBoatU.S. Launch Service explained the scope of the work and trusted that they would manage every element of the operation from planning to execution. We were not disappointed, everything went according to plan and the ship sailed from the Miami anchorage in less than 24 hours; saving our customer thousands of dollars in port charges!"
TowBoatU.S. Launch Service provides cargo and personnel launches to ships in the South Florida anchorages as well as ships passing the coast of South Florida. We are the preferred launch provider in South Florida for the largest and most respected shipping agencies in the world. To schedule a launch please contact our 24 hour dispatch at 954-783-7821.
