Vane Brothers Company takes delivery of ATB tank barge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 — Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, RI, reports that the Vane Brothers Company has taken delivery of a BHGI designed 403 ft

Seventy-four year old tugboat sinks under tow

FEBRUARY 23, 2018 —The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of a tug collision that occurred about three miles south of Kennebunk, Maine, early Thursday, and monitoring the site where one of

Marcon brokers sale and tow of double hull ocean tank barge

FEBRUARY 22, 2018 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports that it has sold a 28,580 mtdw double hull ocean tank barge to private interests in South America, following completion of a

Ice class Seaway tug now at production design stage

FEBRUARY 22, 2018 — Robert Allan Ltd. has released more details of the ice class TundRA 3600 tug that Gulf Island Shipyards is to build under an $18.4 million contract awarded by

Conrad Shipyard delivers first of three Vane Brothers ATB tugs

FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers Company has taken delivery of the first of three new ATB tugs from Conrad Shipyard’s Orange, TX, shipyard. The first tug is the

Canal Barge to retrofit further vessel with Becker Flap Rudder system

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — The U.S. office of Hamburg headquartered Becker Marine Systems has won a further Becker Flap Rudder retrofit order from Canal Barge Company, Inc. Founded in 1933, Canal Barge

President’s infrastructure plan falls short on inland waterways

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — Inland waterways interests were singing the praises of President Trump after he visited the Ohio River last year and vowed to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure including its

Baydelta marks several firsts in bringing hybrid technology to tugs

FEBRUARY 7, 2018 — The latest multi-purpose tractor tug being built for Baydelta Maritime LLC by Nichols Brothers (see earlier story) marks a number of firsts in the application of hybrid technology

Kirby to acquire Higman Marine for $419 million

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Higman Marine, Inc. and its affiliated companies for approximately $419 million in cash, subject

NTSB finds hull fracture caused flooding of towing vessel

FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an October 26, 2016, incident in which the 1967-built Gore Marine Transportation Co. towing vessel Atlantic Raider grounded

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