Tugs, Towboats & Barges goes virtual this month
Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges—TTB conference will go virtual this month on August 25 through 26. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon EST on both days. Marine Log has
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Signet Maritime tug completes propulsion and maneuvering upgrades
ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore, Pascagoula, Miss., has carried out upgrades to Signet Maritime Corporation’s 10,000 bhp ocean towing tug Signet Warhorse II that included retrofitting new propulsion and maneuvering systems.
Alaska Marine Lines upgrades four rail barges
Four Alaska Marine Lines rail barges are getting upgrades that include new piping and ballast systems designed by Glosten with installation by Meridian Marine Industries. Using a patented rack system, the rail
Wilson Sons moves ahead on tugboat fleet digital transformation
Wilson Sons, Brazil’s largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator, is implementing a Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) and network cabling project for its tugboat fleet of nearly 80 vessels. Developed by its
MSC awards tractor tug time charter with $55 million potential
Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate Alpha Marine Services LLC, Galliano, La., has been awarded a $9,754,990 firm-fixed-price contract for the time charter of seven tractor tugs in support of Navy bases at Kings
ABS to class first West Coast LNG bunkering ATB
ABS is to class the 4,000 cu.m. LNG bunkering barge that Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation and Island Tug & Barge Ltd. plan to operate on the North American west coast from 2023
Ice class Saint Lawrence Seaway tug completes delivery voyage
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) today reported the arrival of its new tugboat, the Seaway Guardian, in Massena, N.Y. The vessel has been on a three-week
Fincantieri Bay lays keel for LNG bunkering barge
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and Polaris New Energy hosted a private ceremonial keel laying last month celebrating the start of construction of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) ATB bunkering barge. The barge will
Cryopeak and Island Tug & Barge sign MOU on LNG bunkering
Richmond, B.C., based Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Island Tug & Barge Ltd. to deliver LNG bunkering services in southwest British Columbia. Cryopeak and ITB have
Elliott Bay Design Group scans a piece of Puget Sound history
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is using today’s technology to help in the restoration of one of Puget Sound’s oldest surviving wooden tugs, the Parthia. Built in 1906 by James Hall, the