MAY 23, 2014— A new 55-tonne Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tug that will be built for Spain’s Remolcadores Marracoi SL (REMARSL) will incorporate Caterpillar power and propulsion solutions, according to Caterpillar Marine.
MAY 23, 2014—Maritime interests hailed the passage by Congress of the critical waterways infrastructure bill H.R. 3080, the “Water Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014,” which contains major recommendations of the Capital
MAY 13, 2014 — “There’s more plate and iron in those barges than the normal tank barge,” said Jon Gonsoulin, president of LeBeouf Bros. Towing, Bourg, LA, has taken delivery of the
MAY 11, 2014—Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, recently announced plans for the construction of an on-campus dormitory to house visitors to the Bouchard Transportation Company, Inc., Tug & Barge Simulation Center
MAY 2, 2014 — The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. [NYSE:GBX] has confirmed that Kirby Offshore Marine has exercised an option at Greenbrier’s Gunderson Marine division in Portland, OR, to build a second ocean-going
MAY 1, 2014 — Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) has exercised its option for a second 185,000 barrel ATB and is poised to order two more. David Grzebinski, who was elected as Kirby’s
APRIL 25, 2014 — Damen Shipyards has booked its first order to construct a new ASD 3212 tug for operation in Italian waters. It is the 15th order to be placed with
APRIL 23, 2014 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports that Pacific Coast Maritime, Inc., Seattle, a subsidiary of Harley Marine Services, has concluded the sale of its 240′ ABS ocean deck
APRIL 21, 2014 — Damen Shipyards’ Galati, Romania, yard recently launched the first in a series of 14 ASD tugs on order for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The vessel, an ASD Tug
APRIL 15, 2014 — In collaboration with Dutch shipyard Ooninex Shipbuilding BV, naval architectural firm BEN3D BV, Duizendschoon, the Netherlands, has introduced a compact workboat that can be transported in a standard
