Four tugs ordered for Rio Grande LNG
NextDecade Corporation’s Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas, is moving right along. Already the tugs that will serve the export terminal are being lined up. Today, Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville,
Coastal
Sanmar Shipyards launches the first TRAnsverse tug
Marking a major construction milestone, the first in a new generation of multi-purpose tugs — the first TRAnsverse tug — has been launched at Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar’s Tuzla shipyard. Unveiled by the
Tier IV tug Jane McAllister arrives in Virginia
McAllister Towing’s Tier IV tug Jane McAllister has arrived in the Port of Virginia. The 93 foot long by 38 foot beam vessel is equipped with 3516E Tier IV Caterpillar engines producing
American Cruise Lines christens first Coastal Cat
American Cruise Lines’ first Coastal Cat, American Eagle was introduced to much fanfare last week in a historic christening ceremony at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus on Buzzards Bay, one of the
Transitioning America’s maritime academies to accommodate new training vessels
By RMF Engineering‘s Andrew Hay, P.E., Division Manager, Infrastructure Engineering; Michael Wilkins, P.E., Project Manager; and Kevin Kikola, P.E., Project Manager The United States’ five State Maritime Academies—California, Maine, Massachusetts, State University
FERRIES 2023: Panel on NYC’s first public hybrid-electric ferry
Coming off the heels of a successful San Francisco presentation last November, Marine Log’s 36th annual FERRIES conference is heading back to the East Coast, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City,
Svitzer moves ahead on methanol hybrid fuel cell tug
Following up on an initiative with Vancouver, B.C., based naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. first announced in November 2021, the Maersk group’s towage company, Svitzer, has launched the second phase of
Two new Marine Highway Routes designated
MARAD reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the designation of two new Marine Highway Routes, as part of the United States Marine Highway Program (MHP). The newly designated M-11
Sanmar delivers second ElectRA 2800SX all-electric tug
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered the HaiSea Wee’git, the second of the three ElectRA 2800SX all-electric harbor tugs on order at the yard for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, which is majority owned by
Push tug sinks off South Carolina
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston reported yesterday that the USCG and partner agencies were responding to a 59-foot push tug that sank Tuesday night approximately three miles off North Myrtle Beach, South