Tugs & Barges

FEBRUARY 1, 2013—Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA, recently exercised options to build at least one and up to five additional 90 ft x 32 ft x10 ft “Canal Class” inland towboats at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL. Last December, Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) took delivery of the M/V Blake Bo ...

JANUARY 22, 2013 — US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, will soon begin construction on a 250 ft x70 ft x15 ft 8 in deck barge for Harley Marine Services at Vigor's Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Oregon. This purpose built barge was designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants to transport a wide variety of cargo betw ...

JANUARY 18, 2013 — Manahawkin, N.J., headquartered JonRie Intertech LLC has introduced a new JonRie Series "220" double drum escort / assist winch.   JonRie delivered its first three ship sets last year to Caribbean Tug-Z and Seabulk Towing. The fourth ship set will be delivered this spring to Seabulk ...

JANUARY 2, 2013 — Houston-headquartered Signet Maritime Corporation had added a 140 ft x 40 ft deck barge, the Signet 141, to its fleet. Designed by Farrell and Norton Naval Architects of Newcastle, Maine, it will provide an additional asset to assist Signet Maritime customers in the growing Port of Pascagoula, Miss., wh ...

NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Damen Shipyards Group and Wilson Sons (Brazil) have signed a contract for twelve Damen ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) tugs. Ten are of Damen's 2411 type, while two will be of the new 3212-type. Damen's new type 3212 (left) features "double sausage" fendering The vess ...

NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that the crew aboard its tugboat Guard recently performed a heroic rescue of a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters outside of San Francisco Bay. The rescue took place during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 31, while th ...

NOVEMBER 9, 2012 — Planned reductions in water releases from dams threaten to bring vessel commerce on the Mississippi River to a halt early next month. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), are calling upon Congress and the Administration to address this developing situation. Wa ...

NOVEMBER 6, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and complete propulsion systems for two Kuwait Oil Company newbuild vessel projects. The order includes a total of 28 engines for 14 vessels being built  at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania: Nine 80 ton BP tugboats powered by Wärtsilä 26 engines and five 50 ton BP tugboat ...