Italian owner takes delivery of first Damen tug
JULY 6, 2017 — When Italy’s Ocean S.r.l. recently took delivery of its first Damen tug, a Stan Tug 2608, the signing of the delivery documentation, at the Palazzo Reale in Milan,
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Campbell Transportation adds to barge and towboat fleet
JULY 6, 2017 — Houston, PA, headquartered Campbell Transportation Company, Inc. (CTC) reports that it has completed the acquisition of certain affreightment contracts along with 155 barges and four towboats from American
Bulgarian shipyard delivers first of three RAmparts 2700 tugs
JULY 5, 2017 — The MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, has delivered the first in a series of three Robert Allan Ltd. design tugs to Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) JSC. The
Cooper Group picks ABS for Subchapter M compliance
JUNE 29, 2017 — Classification society ABS has been awarded a Third Party Organization (TPO) contract by the Cooper Group of Companies to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements.
Mobil Delvac provides outstanding protection for towboat engine
JUNE 28, 2017 — ExxonMobil says that an inspection of one of two Cummins KTA38 main engines on a U.S. inland waterways vessel showed that Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5W-40 engine oil
Italian tug operator takes deliveries of two more from Damen
JUNE 23, 2017 — Italian tug operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti has taken delivery of two new Damen tugs: Danimarca, an ASD 2913, and Columbia, an ASD 2411. Danimarca was delivered in Genoa on
First vessel in North America with complete Cat propulsion
JUNE 22, 2017 — The recently christened RAmparts 2400 Z-drive tractor tug Dr. Hank Kaplan, is the first vessel in North America to feature a complete Cat Marine propulsion system with both
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
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