First of four new Damen-designed Young Brothers tugs christened
JULY 2, 2018 — The Kāpena Jack Young, the first of four new ocean-going tugs that will soon begin neighbor island service for Young Brothers, has been christened at Port Fourchon, LA.
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First RApport 1600-SX harbor tug completes trials
JUNE 25, 2018 — Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) reports that , the first RApport 1600-SX tug, was run through its paces by her builder, Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, last
Vittoria Shipyard delivers ASD tug to Algeria
JUNE 11, 2018 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has delivered the tugboat Cap de Fer (Yard No. No C 869) to the Skikda, Algeria, port authority (Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda). The ASD tug
AWO approves Decatur Marine as TPO for Responsible Carrier Program
JUNE 7, 2018 — The U.S. national association for towboat, tug, and barge owners and operators, American Waterways Operators (AWO), has approved Decatur Marine Audit & Survey as a third-party organization (TPO)
Damen Albwardy launches ASD tug for Saqr Port
JUNE 4, 2018 — Recently launched at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, UAE, a new ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Port will join the RAK Ports tug fleet and operate in
ABS clients rack up Subchapter M firsts
JUNE 1, 2018 — The first towing vessel owners to receive U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Certificates of Inspection (COIs) demonstrating SubM compliance, on all three U.S. coasts and in the USCG District
Fatigue blamed in Kirby ATB grounding in Canada
JUNE 1, 2018 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) yesterday released the report of its investigation of the October 2016 incident in which a Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge grounded in
De Hoop tug sextet set to go to work in Caspian
MAY 30, 2018 — Lobith, Netherlands, headquartered Shipyard De Hoop is completing delivery of a series of six tugs to Kazakhstan-based Caspian Offshore Construction (COC) which, in consortium with Danish Blue Water
Crosby Tugs opts for ABS software for Subchapter M compliance
MAY 21, 2018 — Crosby Tugs, Galliano, LA, has selected ABS Nautical Systems NS Workboat mobile compliance software to enable compliance with Subchapter M regulatory requirements. By adopting NS Workboat across its
NTSB issues report on 2017 barge allision incident
MAY 21, 2018 — The NTSB has issued its report on a March 2017 incident in which two of three barges pushed by a 51-year old towing vessel allided with the upstream