C&C Marine and Repair Hold Keel Laying Ceremony for Hybrid Escort Tugs Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 20, 2026 © C&C Marine and Repair C&C Marine and Repair held a keel laying ceremony at its Belle Chasse shipyard, marking a milestone in a new series of four hybrid escort tugs being built for Green Tug Towing (GTT). The vessels will support LNG carrier operations at Woodside Energy's Louisiana LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish. The GTT series joins a separate series of four hybrid escort tugs already under construction at C&C, bringing the shipyard's active tugboat program to a total of eight vessels. Together, the two programs contribute to Woodside and its contractors having committed more than $1 billion to Louisiana suppliers in support of the Louisiana LNG project. A Landmark Ceremony for Louisiana Shipbuilding The keel laying ceremony brought together key stakeholders and industry leaders, including Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry; Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois; Woodside Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer International Daniel Kalms; Green Tug Towing President Thomas Springer; and Tony Cibilich, President and Owner of C&C Marine and Repair. To commemorate the occasion, Governor Landry welded four specially minted doubloons into the keel, one for each project partner: C&C Marine and Repair, the State of Louisiana, Woodside Energy, and Green Tug Towing. The centuries-old maritime tradition of welding coins into a vessel's keel symbolizes good fortune for the ship and safety for its crew and marks the formal beginning of a vessel's life. Next-Generation Hybrid Vessels Built for LNG Operations The four GTT vessels will be built to Robert Allan Ltd.'s RApport 2800H design, specifically engineered to meet the safety, maneuverability, and environmental requirements of modern LNG terminal operations. The tugs will feature diesel-electric hybrid propulsion systems that deliver reductions i