Gene Taylor joins E.N. Bisso
Former Congressman Gene Taylor has joined New Orleans based tug, towing and heavy lift derrick specialist E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. as Director, Corporate Growth and Development. Mr. Taylor, an eleven-term Congressman
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Power barges installed in Venezuela
Waller Marine, Inc., Houston, Tex., recently announced the successful installation of two floating power generation barges into a prepared basin at Tacoa, Venezuela. The two 171 MW barges, each supporting a GE
OT&BE releases details of AT/B ordered by Kirby at Signal International
Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp., Milford, Mass., has released some more details of the 25,000 dwt ocean bulk articulated tug barge of OT&BE design recently ordered from d tug bargeshipbuilder Signal
Kirby places $47 million AT/B order at Signal International
Signal International has been awarded a $47 million contract by Kirby Ocean Transport Company, the offshore tug and barge owning and operating subsidiary of Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) of Houston, Texas. It covers
Donjon Shipbuilding completes ATB tugboat unit
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., along with partner SEACOR Holdings Inc. have announced the completion of the tugboat, Ken Boothe, Sr. The 10,700 horsepower tug will work as the barge unit of an
Kirby Corporation swoops on K-Sea in $600 million acquisition
Inland tank barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is going coastal. It has entered a definitive agreement that will see coastwise tank barge operator K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (NYSE:KSP) become a wholly-owned Kirby
New owner for U.S.-flag, twin-screw harbor tug
Signet Maritime Corporation of Houston, Texas has sold its U.S. flag, twin screw harbor tug “Signet Reliance” (ex-Dotsie) to Rockingham Carriage Service of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The tug, with dimensions of 52.8
Harley Marine expands services to Gulf Coast
Seattle, Wash., based Harley Marine Services (now known as Centerline Logistics) is expanding its service to the Gulf Coast by acquiring the former MGI of Houston, Texas. This business will be operated
Donjon Shipbuilding floats out tugboat
The Erie, Pa., shipyard of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair has floated the 135-foot-long, 10,500-horsepower tugboat Ken Boothe Sr. into Presque Isle Bay. The vessel was moved from Donjon Shipbuilding’s 1,250-foot graving dock
Wärtsilä offers dual fuel solution for riverboats
Wärtsilä is cooperating with Ship Architects, Inc., Daphne, Ala., to bring natural gas fueled propulsion to America’s waterways. The companies have together developed a new concept of towboat design that employs Wärtsilä