Moran Towing Corp
North Charleston, SC Doing business as Moran Charleston Moran Charleston
- UEI
- M5G6JXFLMGN5
- CAGE
- 1UUD4
- Primary NAICS
- 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered 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 .
Recent federal 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 |
About Moran Towing Corp
Moran Towing Corp, operating as Moran Charleston, is a North Charleston, South Carolina-based maritime services company that provides tug assistance, pilot services, mooring support, and vessel positioning to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of the Navy as a prime contractor (79% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on naval ship repair and maintenance programs. The company competes exclusively in full and open competition with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.
Moran Charleston's customer base is heavily concentrated with the Coast Guard, which accounts for 65 of 89 total awards and $806 thousand in combined potential value (96% of all dollars). The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command has placed 16 awards, while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Military Sealift Command, and Federal Emergency Management Agency round out the federal customer set. The concentration is extreme — the Coast Guard anchors virtually all of the vendor's prime work through a stream of firm fixed-price purchase orders for discrete tug and pilot services (inbound and outbound tugs, unmooring and shakedown operations, mooring evolution, docking assistance, and emergency towing). Recent representative prime awards include a $171,392 purchase order for tugboat services supporting dredging operations (August 2024), a $57,648 purchase order for tug services movement to Naval Weapons Station Charleston (August 2021), and multiple recurring $7,000 to $18,390 purchase orders for pilot and tug services at Charleston port facilities.
Activity has grown modestly year over year, from 7 awards in 2022 to 12 in 2025, with 7 awards recorded in 2026 to date. The subcontractor footprint centers on naval ship maintenance, with Moran Charleston supplying tug and vessel-positioning support to BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk on dry-dock availability work for destroyers (USS Ross, USS Nitze, USS Mitscher) and amphibious assault ships (USS Kearsarge) under Navy docking and restricted availability contracts, and to East Coast Repair and Fabrication on ship repair work for the USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) and USS McFaul (DDG-74). Moran also subcontracts tug services to Chugach Technical Solutions on Coast Guard ship repositioning work. Award coding concentrates in Navigational Services to Shipping (38 awards) and Port and Harbor Operations (30 awards) at the NAICS level, and Vessel Towing (PSC 24) and Logistics Support (PSC 19) at the PSC level. The combined potential value of all recent awards ($836 thousand) reflects the transactional, short-duration nature of purchase-order-level tug services; invoiced obligations exceed potential value by 85%, indicating frequent task completion and re-tasking against the Coast Guard's recurring operational needs.
Quick answers
What is Moran Towing Corp's UEI?
Moran Towing Corp's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is M5G6JXFLMGN5.
What is Moran Towing Corp's CAGE code?
Moran Towing Corp's CAGE code is 1UUD4.
What is Moran Towing Corp's primary NAICS code?
Moran Towing Corp's primary NAICS code is 488330 (Navigational Services to Shipping).
Where is Moran Towing Corp located?
Moran Towing Corp's physical address in SAM.gov is 2075 Thompson Ave #200, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA.
Is Moran Towing Corp registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Moran Towing Corp's SAM.gov registration is active through July 2, 2027.
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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