Adios 2023

As we complete another year, please join me for a moment to look astern, in addition to our course ahead….. This past year we expanded our management team in both yards in anticipation of the retirement and shifting responsibilities within that team. This process has...

Commercial Fishermen Offer

10/24/2023 KKMI Boatyard Offers Assistance to Commercial Fishermen Reeling in the bad taste of lost revenue Pt. Richmond, CA — 10/24/2023 — KKMI announced today they will be offering free haulouts to commercial fishing vessels, giving this hard-hit industry some much...

End of Year 2021

As KKMI completes its 25th year in business, please join me for a moment as we briefly look astern, as well to our course ahead. As we all know, rarely is the race won by looking astern. Yet, there’s something incredibly satisfying when looking aft to see how much...

Mea Culpa

Undoubtedly, over the years while operating KKMI, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot – sometimes over matters which we could have foreseen but didn’t do enough to get in front of. In such circumstances, we’ve worked not only to rectify the mistake, but we also made sure...

KKMI – Changes

Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc. (KKMI) is pleased to announce the celebration of 25 years in business. Founded in May of 1996 by Ken Keefe and Paul Kaplan, Ken Keefe proclaimed, “It has been an incredible 25 years!” Operating from two locations on the Bay, one in Pt....
USS Suisun

USS Suisun

History of the USS SUISUN Launched: 1914 Builder: Wilson Brothers, Astoria, Oregon Commissioned For: United States Engineers Department, Attn; Lt. Col. H. Rees Length: 86’ 9” Beam: 15’ 8” Draft: 7’ 6” Gross Weight: 73 Tons (146,000 lbs) Power: 6 Cylinder, Corliss Gas...