DECEMBER 19, 2017 — A 36 m Robert Allan Ltd. design TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug under construction at Spain’s Gondan Shipbuilding will be the first vessel in operation with a
DECEMBER 13, 2017 — Houma, LA, based Cenac Marine Services has awarded classification society ABS a Third-Party Organization (TPO) contract to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements. “Tugboat owners
DECEMBER 12, 2017 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has marked its return to the Italian and international harbor and offshore tugboat market with the launch of the C869, a 26 m towing and
DECEMBER 1, 2017 — Adding to a fleet expansion plan that began in 2012, Melville, NY-based Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. has ordered a further articulated tug barge (ATB) unit. The tug component
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 — Foss Maritime and Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the Foss Rainier, OR, shipyard build the first four of a series of
NOVEMBER 11, 2017—Naval architect Robert Allan Ltd., have completed a new 25 m harbor tug design for Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards that can be outfitted as either a tractor tug with aft working deck
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, covering construction of a new hybrid-powered 36 m RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 — Smith Maritime has been playing its part in Puerto Rico relief efforts, using its barge Marilyn Monroe to haul a load of equipment on behalf of CAT5 Resources
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) yesterday reported net earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 of $28.6 million, or $0.52 per share, compared with $32.0 million, or
OCTOBER 30, 2017 — Mobile, AL, based Ivy Marine LLC, which operates two towboats, has become the third – and smallest —company in the U.S. to obtain certification of its Towing Safety
