# Chouest taking over PNSY tug contract in Kittery, Maine **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062 "2018-08-29T13:05:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Salt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Salt](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Salt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/1 "2018-08-29T13:05:44Z")
Looks like Chouest got another contract for tug work, this time on the east coast at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. May have something to do with the 30 year build program Trump approved for the Navy. I’m sure ECO’s great relationship with the Navy had nothing to do with it… ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/2 "2018-08-29T13:37:38Z")
Chouest is spreading like herpes and infecting the tugboat business far and wide. What a shame. ---
**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/3 "2018-08-29T14:20:34Z")
Do you know if another outfit had this job before or is it a new contract/operation? ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/4 "2018-08-29T14:55:16Z")
> **[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard may get new tugboats](https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180304/portsmouth-naval-shipyard-may-get-new-tugboats)** > > KITTERY, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be in line to receive new tugboats, according to the Navy’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/5 "2018-08-29T14:56:16Z")
[http://www.mainebids.com/bid\_opportunities/2018/04/21/8586842-continuous-tugboat-services-for-the-portsmouth-naval-shipyard.html](http://www.mainebids.com/bid_opportunities/2018/04/21/8586842-continuous-tugboat-services-for-the-portsmouth-naval-shipyard.html) ---
**Author:** ![Slick\_cam1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/slick_cam1/32/817_2.png) [@Slick\_cam1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Slick_cam1)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/6 "2018-08-29T15:40:29Z")
Yeh but wait a minute. The Navy says they are building up to 7 new YTB’s at Dakota Creek. It appears they will be similar or same Robert Allen design to the 6 already in use at NB Kitsap. Will these tugs at Kittery be 2 of those units? If so, how is Chouest involved? As operator/manager/crewed? ---
**Author:** ![Slick\_cam1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/slick_cam1/32/817_2.png) [@Slick\_cam1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Slick_cam1)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/7 "2018-08-29T15:41:22Z")
Also why does the Navy own and use new YTB’s at NB Kitsap and Yokosuka but contractor owned/operated tugs most everywhere else? ---
**Author:** ![Jemplayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jemplayer/32/523_2.png) [@Jemplayer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jemplayer)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/8 "2018-08-30T14:22:38Z")
Chouest has been doing Navy Tug work for decades. Nothing new to see here. ---
**Author:** ![Ctony](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ctony/32/189_2.png) [@Ctony](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Ctony)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/9 "2018-08-30T14:45:34Z")
> [@Jemplayer](#): > > Chouest has been doing Navy Tug work for decades. Nothing new to see here. That’s right…they’ve been in san diego for a long time…the navy wanted tractor tugs and the previous contract holder (TDW) had no desire to upgrade their equipment so they lost it. ---
**Author:** ![Tugslasthitch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/tugslasthitch/32/1129_2.png) [@Tugslasthitch](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tugslasthitch)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/chouest-taking-over-pnsy-tug-contract-in-kittery-maine/49062/10 "2018-08-30T18:12:01Z")
Don’t they do mayport in Jacksonville Florida also?