MAN 175D engines will power first TRAnsverse tug
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has placed an order for a pair of MAN 12V175D-MM marine prime movers to power the next-generation Robert Allan designed TRAnsverse tug it is building for Maersk group towage
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NTSB reports on sinking of 71 year old towing vessel
Unsecured openings in the deck of a towing vessel led to its flooding and sinking off the coast of Puerto Rico, the National Transportation Safety Board says. Marine Investigation Report 22/12 details
MARAD expands America’s Marine Highway Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of one new marine highway route, two new marine highway projects, and one project designation extension as part of the
New Seabulk tug features Berg’s most advanced hybrid electric package ever
SEACOR Group member Seabulk’s recently delivered harbor tug Spartan adds to a fast-growing reference list of vessels featuring a fully integrated hybrid propulsion plant from Sweden’s Berg Propulsion. Built by Master Boat
SAAM Towage takes a fifth tug from Sanmar
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a powerful and highly maneuverable RAstar 2900SX ASD Z-drive tug to South American towing giant SAAM Towage. Named Bigacay XII while under construction, the vessel has been
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans holds change of command ceremony
Capt. Kelly Denning relieved Capt. Will Watson as commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, April 14, at a change of command ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander, Coast
Crowley takes delivery of powerful Tier IV tug
Following up on an announcement it made last November, Crowley Maritime has taken delivery of Athena, its fourth and most powerful ship assist and harbor escort Tier IV tugboat. The 77-foot Athena
Keppel O&M completes autonomous tug project
Notching up several “firsts,” Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) reports that it has successfully completed its first autonomous vessel project. Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision
Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project included in proposed FY23 budget
The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget released yesterday under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction category.
Clean Canaveral completes inaugural LNG bunkering
The largest Jones Act LNG bunker barge thus far delivered, the 5,500-cubic-meter Clean Canaveral, has completed its inaugural LNG bunkering in Jacksonville, Fla. The vessel operates with the recently delivered tug Polaris