Moran Towing Corp
North Charleston, SC Doing business as Moran Charleston
- UEI
- M5G6JXFLMGN5
- CAGE
- 1UUD4
- Primary NAICS
- 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2075 Thompson Ave #200, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA
- Website
- morantug.com
- Founded
- 1860
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Marine
- SIC code
- 44 Water Transportation
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $87,510 |
| FY2025 | $36,500 |
| FY2024 | $203,245 |
| FY2023 | $69,200 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | $87,510 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbound tugs 25 AUG | Coast Guard | $8,640 | |
| Outbound tugs for 09JULY26 | Coast Guard | $8,640 | |
| Out bound tugs may 30 | Coast Guard | $8,640 | |
| Outbound tugs may 30 | Coast Guard | $8,640 | |
| Inbound TUG service | Coast Guard | $8,640 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. | N0002424C4414 | $91,230 | |
| East Coast Repair & Fabrication, LLC | N3220525C5002 | $60,140 | |
| East Coast Repair & Fabrication, LLC | N3220525C5002 | $53,040 | |
| BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. | N0002423C4412 | $16,171 | |
| BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. | N0002423C4408 | $31,168 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port security grant program | FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards | $33,916 |
Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Intracoastal Marine LLC | Chesapeake, VA | 483211 Inland Water Freight Transportation |
| Robbins Maritime Inc. | Norfolk, VA | 483211 Inland Water Freight Transportation |
| Stevens Towing Co Inc. | Hollywood, SC | 336611 Ship Building and Repairing |
| P & M Marine Services, LLC | Honolulu, HI | 488310 Port and Harbor Operations |
| Westoil Marine Services | Seattle, WA | 488310 Port and Harbor Operations |
About the company
Moran Towing Corp, operating as Moran Charleston, delivers maritime towing, piloting, and vessel-positioning services to federal maritime agencies as a prime contractor (79% of awards) and as a subcontractor on naval ship repair programs, competing in full and open competition with no SBA set-aside designations. The company is a for-profit corporate entity headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, with primary NAICS coverage across navigational services to shipping (40 awards), port and harbor operations (30 awards), and ship building and repairing (18 awards).
Customer concentration is extreme: the U.S. Coast Guard accounts for 67 of 92 total awards (73%) and $823 thousand combined potential value (96% of the portfolio), with the remainder split among the Naval Sea Systems Command (16 awards), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (5 awards, $30 thousand), Military Sealift Command (2 awards), and FEMA (1 award). Moran Charleston's recent work with the Coast Guard consists almost entirely of small firm fixed-price purchase orders for tug and pilot services—inbound and outbound tug assistance ($8,640 per occurrence), unmooring and shakedown operations (typically $7,000–$8,000), mooring services at Charleston and other ports, and dredging support ($171,392 for tugboat services for dredging operations awarded August 2024). A single $18,390 order for mooring evolution tugboat services completed in December 2025. NOAA work includes similar tug and pilot services for research vessel support.
Activity has grown modestly from 7 awards in 2022 to 10 in 2026, with 11 awards in 2025 representing the peak. The portfolio carries extremely low dollar value relative to award count — $854 thousand combined potential value across 92 awards over the past five years, or roughly $9,300 per award on average — indicating a high-volume, low-transaction-value model driven by recurring spot-purchase tug orders rather than strategic contracting vehicles or multi-year standing agreements. The source references a $990,000 Coast Guard Basic Ordering Agreement and a $2 million General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule for environmental remediation, but these do not appear in the source data's formal award listing and their current status is unclear.
Moran Charleston operates as a subcontractor on naval ship repair and docking programs. Named primes include BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk (17 sub awards across USS Ross, USS Kearsarge, USS Vicksburg, USS Mitscher, USS Nitze, and LPD 29 ship availabilities), East Coast Repair & Fabrication (4 sub awards for USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams and USS McFaul docking operations), and Chugach Technical Solutions (1 sub award for Coast Guard ship repositioning). Sub work typically involves providing tug support during docking selected restricted availabilities (DSRAs), in-service restricted availabilities (ISRAs), and other ship movements, with sub-award descriptions naming direct cost obligations rather than standalone contract values.
Quick answers
Is Moran Towing Corp registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Moran Towing Corp's SAM.gov registration is active through July 2, 2027.
How much has Moran Towing Corp received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $36,500 to Moran Towing Corp in fiscal year 2025 and $396,455 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Moran Towing Corp rank among federal contractors?
Moran Towing Corp ranked #2 in NAICS 48833 and #10 in PSC F112 in FY2025.
What is Moran Towing Corp's most recent federal award?
Moran Towing Corp's most recent federal contract award is Inbound tugs 25 AUG (70Z08526P00000010), from Coast Guard, on August 25, 2026.
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