New Generation delivers pushboat to Blessey
JULY 16, 2014—New Generation Shipbuilding, Houma, LA, recently delivered one of its signature 72 ft x 30 ft pushboats, the Lisa Gail Strafuss, to Blessey Marine Services, Harahan, LA. A sister-ship is
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Ledcor orders two tugs at B.C. shipyard
JULY 11, 2014 — The Marine Division of Canada’s Ledcor Resources and Transportation has awarded the construction of two A.G. McIlwain-designed tugs to Bracewell Marine Group Ltd. The two tugs will be
NTSB reports on tow boat grounding incident
JULY 1, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an incident last year in which the Boston Towing and Transportation vessel Justice grounded with an impact sufficient
CNG fueled Reverse Stern Drive tug under development
JUNE 27, 2014 — The first ever Reverse Stern Drive (RSD) tug to be fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) tug is being brought to the market by Damen Shipyards, engine manufacturer
NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam
JUNE 24, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident last year in which several barges slammed into the Marseilles Dam on the Illinois River. No
Latest addition to McAllister fleet is JonRie equipped
JUNE 23, 2014 — Built at the Senesco Marine shipyard, North Kingstown, R.I., the recently commissioned tractor tug Buckley McAllister is the latest addition to the fleet of McAllister Towing & Transportation,
Canadian TSB reports on loss of tow by 1962-built U.S. tug
JUNE 20, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday released its investigation into an incident in which a 1962-built U.S.-flag tug lost its tow of a one time “adventure cruise”
What’s old is new again: Vintage tug goes all-electric
JUNE 19, 2014—An 86-year-old tugboat now has a new life as an all-electric dredge tender, thanks to a recent refit with electric motors. Originally built as a tug in 1928, the dredge
Cat power and propulsion packages picked for ALP tugs
JUNE 19, 2014 — Caterpillar Marine says that Cat power and propulsion offerings have been selected to provide complete propulsion solutions for the four Ulstein SX157 design ocean going AHTS that Japan’s
Gulf Coast Shipyard christens tank barge for FMT
JUNE 19, 2014 — The first in a new series of tank barges for Florida Marine Transporters, Mandeville, LA, was christened this week in a ceremony at Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc.’s