The new ASD tractor tug will be very similar in appearance (hull/profile) to Bisso’s latest newbuild, Capt Joseph Bisso, but will have slightly less BHP.

New Bisso Towboat tug will enter service early summer

Luling, La., based Bisso Towboat Company Inc. says its newest assist tug, the M/V Mr. Brian, is slated to hit the water in May or June of this year, according to Scott

Bayou La Batre shipyard aerial view

Birdon buys Metal Shark Bayou La Batre shipyard

Australia’s Birdon Group reports that its Birdon America Inc. subsidiary has acquired Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre Bayou La Batre shipyard in Alabama. It says that the acquisition brings a fully developed shipyard

Ingram CEO

Ingram says its new material handling and supply chains unit will be “a game changer”

Nashville, Tenn., headquartered Ingram Marine Group has announced the creation of Ingram Infrastructure Group LLC as a new material handling and supply chain solutions subsidiary within its corporate structure. The move was

The U.S.'s first plug-in hybrid electric inland towboat, the M/V Green Diamond. (Credit: Kirby)

TTB 2024: America’s first hybrid electric towboat

While innovations in tugboat design to make them greener and more powerful have made headlines more so than inland towboats, some towboat operators aren’t too far behind. Taylor Dickerson, who is vice

WIMOs members gather at last year's clay shoot. Current president, Taylor Dickerson, is on the far right.

WIMOs 3rd annual clay shoot set for March 21

The Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) organization is hosting its third annual clay shoot event on Thursday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Providence Plantation in Rosharon, Texas. This

Left: Breanna Clayton; Right: Jessica Branham

Q&A: Meet the women behind Royal Barge Fleeting

Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started? Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in

New Crounse towboat

Crounse takes delivery of new towboat from Conrad

Paducah, Ky., headquartered Crounse Corporation has recently taken delivery of the 6,034-horsepower towboat M/V Alice. Named after the company’s first vessel that began operating in 1949, the M/V Alice was constructed by

Plaquemines Port and APM Terminals have big plans

Plaquemines Port and APM Terminals have plans for major new container terminal

Back in May 2021, Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) reported that it had reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals,

Philip R. Clarke closes out 2023 Soo Locks navigation season

Soo Locks close for 2023 navigational season

The Detroit Engineer District reports that the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., closed after Keystone Shipping’s veteran self-unloading bulker Philip R. Clarke entered the Poe Lock around 9 a.m., January

Campbell Transportation towboat

Campbell Transportation repowers towboat with Mitsubishi triple screw propulsion

Houston, Pa., headquartered Campbell Transportation Company Inc. has recently repowered its towboat M/V Louise S with a Mitsubishi triple screw propulsion system. The successful repower was achieved through a strategic collaboration with

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