MOBRO Marine, Inc.

MOBRO Marine, Inc. is a marine and construction equipment business headquartered in Green Cove Springs, Florida. It was established in 1962 as Moody Brothers of Jacksonville by Maxey Dell Moody, Jr. Moody Bros. was initially a subsidiary of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. where it would handle the marine business and rental of large construction equipment. By 1987 Moody Brothers became a corporate spin-off of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. and was incorporated as MOBRO Marine, Inc.

History

In 1962 Moody Brothers was established by Maxey Dell Moody, Jr. to handle the marine business and rental of large construction equipment of its parent company M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. Moody Brothers was to contribute to the growth of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. by way of tug and barge. By 1984 Moody Brothers possessed over 100 barges such as material hauling or load line barges. Moody Brothers, like its parent company M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc., has a large rental fleet of cranes and other construction equipment. By 1987 Moody Brothers became a corporate spin-off of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. and was incorporated as MOBRO Marine, Inc. The main business of MOBRO Marine, Inc. is to refurbish American cranes, repair cranes and barges, marine salvage, and worldwide towing services. Like its parent company it also has a large fleet of heavy rental equipment but with the addition of marine equipment. MOBRO Marine is also the Kobelco Crawler crane dealer of Florida. It currently operates out of Green Cove Springs and Tampa with operations to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. One example of MOBRO's tug and barge operations is the MOBRO 4000 incident when a barge owned by MOBRO Marine, Inc. full of garbage from New York City was turned away by three countries and six states while making national headlines along with a nightly gag of a map tracker by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Operations

MOBRO Marine, Inc. is headquartered on the St. Johns River in Green Cove Springs, Florida. The facility in Green Cove Springs has over 100 barges, a large rental fleet of cranes with a lift capacity of 450 tons and a fleet of tugboats up to 2500 hp. MOBRO Marine, Inc. has been involved in building bridges and other marine projects throughout the Southeastern United States. One notable event for MOBRO is in Jacksonville, Florida where MOBRO barges are used for the Fourth of July fireworks. The barges of MOBRO are also used to transport heavy equipment such as NASA's giant external fuel tank in 2013.

References

• MOBRO Marine, Inc. Website
• Gianoulis, Deborah and Lawrence Smith (1998). "Jacksonville: Reflection of Excellence." Towery Publishing, Inc.