St. Johns christens newest Vane Brothers tug
JUNE 22, 2017 — The newest Vane Brothers tugboat, the New York, was christened during a brief ceremony June 12 at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL. The New York is
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Two companies plead guilty in tanker pollution case
JUNE 21, 2017 — Egyptian Tanker Company and Thome Ship Management yesterday pleaded guilty in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction
VIDEO: Vigor launches complex liquefied ammonia barge
JUNE 20, 2017 — Portland, OR-based shipbuilder Vigor recently launched The Harvest, the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for Jones Act trade since 1982. The vessel
Kirby in $68 million barge and towboat buy from mystery seller
JULY 19, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase what it describes as “certain inland marine assets” from an undisclosed competitor for $68 million.
Kotug Smit orders three more tugs from Damen
JUNE 15, 2017 – Damen Shipyards Group is to deliver three newbuild tugs to Kotug Smit Towage for its European harbor towage operations. The order is for two ASD Tugs 2913 and
Norwegian operator takes delivery of versatile barge
JUNE 13, 2017 — Norwegian maritime transport company Skyssbåtservice has taken delivery of a Stan Pontoon 4512 from the Damen Shipyards Group. The 45m barge will be capable of fulfilling a variety
Foss christens third Arctic Class tug
JUNE 13, 2017 — The third of three state-of-the-art Arctic Class tugs, the Nicole Foss, was christened last week at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA. Built at the Foss Rainier,
Foss Maritime taps ABS for Subchapter M compliance support
JUNE 9, 2017 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Foss Maritime has awarded classification society ABS a Third Party Organization (TPO) contract to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements. The contract
Heat recycling system for tugs nominated for Innovation Award
JUNE 9, 2017 — Rotterdam headquartered towage operator KOTUG International BV reports that its Zero-Emission Heat Recycling System, a cost-effective and sustainable system to store and regenerate heat on tugboats, has been
SeaOne signs LOI with SHI for 12 giant ATBs
JUNE 6, 2017 — Houston-headquartered SeaOne Caribbean, LLC and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries have signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of twelve articulated tug/barge (ATB) units. According to