A Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system will give a launch now building for the Galveston-Texas City Pilots a top speed of over 30 knots while burning less fuel than their existing boats.
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to, and progress toward, environmental sustainability. The video features examples of how the industry is
TAI Engineers LLC, New Orleans, La., has completed the detailed design and construction of a new utility vessel, the Annie Moore, for the National Park Service (NPS). NPS will use the 74
An Advanced RotorTug (ART) designed for escort duties at the Port of Corpus Christi is the first U.S. commercial vessel to be designed, built and verified using an end-to-end 3D design process.
Crowley reports that it recently took delivery of its new 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB), the Aurora / Qamun. The 410-foot vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s fleet, after the Aveogan /
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and
A trial in which a tugboat was remotely operated from a shore command center located at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab is being hailed as a major
The pair of dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature Wärtsilä engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems. The Robert Allan Ltd RAstar
The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has added a new state-of-the-art patrol boat to its security force. The new 44-foot port security boat was purchased using a combination of Port Security Grant
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug. Named Sparky, the RSD-E Tug 2513 ship handling tug is under construction for