Island Tug and Barge christens ATB tug
Burnaby, British Columbia, based Island Tug and Barge (ITB) christened the second of two new ATB tugs, the Island Regent, during an afternoon ceremony on Thursday, June 20, at its headquarters in
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Alaska fuel barge gets stuck in mud
The Coast Guard was responding yesterday to a fuel barge that settled in the mud and began to show signs of structural stress while offloading petroleum product on the Naknek River in
Eastern Shipbuilding delivers Ava M. McAllister
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. recently delivered the escort/rescue Z-drive tug Ava M. McAllister to McAllister Towing, Inc. The tug is USCG Sub-M certified and is the third in a series of four
Med Marine delivers first RAstar 3000-W class tug
Turkey’s Med Marine Shipyards recently delivered Vittoriosa, the first RAstar 3000-W Class LNG terminal escort tug to Tug Malta, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rimorchiatori Riuniti Group, Genoa, Italy. The Vittoriosa
Svitzer trials remotely operated tow line catcher
Connecting heaving lines at sea is one of the most critical parts of day-to-day towage operations, however it presents significant risk to crews, particularly from a center lead forward position where tugs
Bryan Nichols joins Crowley marine services team
Crowley Shipping reports that Bryan Nichols is moving over to the company’s marine services team as manager, business development. With 30 years of experience, Nichols has built a career helping develop industry-leading
Conrad christens fourth Young Brothers tug
Conrad Shipyard recently christened the oceangoing tug Kāpena Bob Purdy for Young Brothers Ltd., of Honolulu, Hawaii, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company. The ceremony was held at Conrad’s Amelia shipyard in
Gulf Island delivers third Z-Tech tug in series
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. reports that its Shipyard Division has successfully delivered the M/V Connolly M, a Z-Tech 30-80 Terminal/Escort Tug to Bay Houston Towing Company. The M/V Connelly M was designed
Houston Ship Channel reopens as spill response continues
The Houston Ship Channel has been reopened following the closure that followed the May 10 collision between the 755-foot tanker Genesis River and barges pushed by the Kirby tug Voyager that resulted
Houston Ship Channel closed after tanker collides with barges
The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning between between Bayport and Redfish Island, halting 29 inbound and 17 outbound ships. The closure follows a collision around 3.30 p.m. yesterday between the