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Med Marine to build another ASD tug for Abu Dhabi Ports
Abu Dhabi Ports’ Safeen Group has signed its second contract with Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard for the construction of a MED-A2360 series tugboat. Delivery is set for July 2021. The vessel, a
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3D model class process used in barge modification
A barge modification project carried out by Valdez, Alaska, headquartered Stillwater Marine Services LLC for Brice Marine has been completed using the ABS 3D model-based class process. The barge has undergone a
Gladding-Hearn starts construction of new launch for Galtex Pilots
A Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system will give a launch now building for the Galveston-Texas City Pilots a top speed of over 30 knots while burning less fuel than their existing boats.
VIDEO: AWO highlights industry commitment to sustainability
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to, and progress toward, environmental sustainability. The video features examples of how the industry is
New National Parks Service vessel will serve Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty
TAI Engineers LLC, New Orleans, La., has completed the detailed design and construction of a new utility vessel, the Annie Moore, for the National Park Service (NPS). NPS will use the 74
Purely 3D process used to deliver commercial vessel
An Advanced RotorTug (ART) designed for escort duties at the Port of Corpus Christi is the first U.S. commercial vessel to be designed, built and verified using an end-to-end 3D design process.
55,000 barrel ATB joins Crowley fleet
Crowley reports that it recently took delivery of its new 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB), the Aurora / Qamun. The 410-foot vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s fleet, after the Aveogan /
Compact new Crowley tug is clean and powerful
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and
VIDEO: Remote tugboat operation in Singapore
A trial in which a tugboat was remotely operated from a shore command center located at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab is being hailed as a major
Wärtsilä to power HaiSea Marine LNG-fueled escort tugs
The pair of dual-fuel 95-ton bollard pull escort tugs ordered by HaiSea Marine at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards will feature Wärtsilä engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems. The Robert Allan Ltd RAstar