Superior Diesel, Inc. is Now Western Branch Diesel

In September 2017, Portsmouth, Virginia-based Western Branch Diesel acquired Superior Diesel, Inc. of North Charleston, SC. Superior Diesel is excited to announce effective June 1, 2019, it will begin the process of transitioning its name and branding to ‘Western Branch Diesel’ and will become the first Western Branch Diesel location in South Carolina, its twelfth […]

Fuel Efficiency, Low Noise

Miss Anne, a tug built in the 1950s, has been repowered with twin Volvo Penta D16C-MHengines. The repower project began in June 2015 when Bill Magann, president, W.F. Magann Corp., approached Western Branch Diesel in Portsmouth, Virginia, about re-energizing Miss Anne. The new engines have brought revived energy and increased performance to the tug. “The existing […]