MAY 5, 2015 — Ocean towing service provider Louisiana International Marine, L.L.C., Gretna, LA, has chosen Helm CONNECT preventive maintenance software from ClassNK subsidiary Helm Operations, Victoria, BC, Canada, for its six
MAY 1, 2015 — Shipowners’ organizations are “deeply concerned” that IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention could soon come into force without an implementation schedule that recognizes the need for shipowners to fit
APRIL 29, 2015 — Shipbroker Marcon International, Inc, Coupeville, WA, reports that Crowley Marine Services, Inc. of Seattle has sold a second sister-tug of the Point Class to Island Tug & Barge
APRIL 28, 2015 — Moran Iron Works (MIW), Onaway, MI, launched two ocean going deck barges last week for Durocher Marine, a division of Kokosing Construction Company Inc. The two deck barges
APRIL 27, 2015 — Naval architect and marine engineering firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that is currently completing the detail design phase of a new ATB (articulated tug
APRIL 27, 2015 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, recently delivered the M/V Chip Stiebing to Florida Marine Transporters of Mandeville, LA. The 80 ft inland river towboat is the
APRIL 24, 2015 — David G. Sehrt, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Ingram Barge Company, was elected Chairman of the American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the
APRIL 22, 2015—May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, Staten Island, NY, has started the construction of a new double hull 82 ft x 32 ft mini tanker that would be used for bunkering
APRIL 20, 2015 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers Company has taken delivery Kings Point, the tenth of 14 Sassafras Class tugboats contracted by Vane Brothers at Chesapeake Shipbuilding of Salisbury, MD.
APRIL 20, 2015—Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, headquartered in Vancouver, WA, recently took delivery of the Crown Point, the first in a series of three 102 ft x 38 ft towboats being built