Tug sellers get close to asking prices
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — Sellers of tugs and barges are closer to getting their asking price than in previous years. That’s one of the many interesting facts to emerge in the most
Coastal
Kirby to pay $4.9 million in Ship Channel spill settlement
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Kirby Inland Marine L.P. has agreed to pay $4.9 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties and to implement fleet-wide operational improvements to settle claims stemming from a
Kotug Smit tugs tackle Ghent recycling plant fire
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Harbor towage services provider Kotug Smit Towage provided successful firefighting operations in the Port of Ghent, Belgium, earlier this month when its tugs Brugge and Braakman received a
ABS publishes new Subchapter M Guide
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 — Classification society ABS has released a guide to help U.S. domestic vessel owners comply with new U.S. Coast Guard requirements governing towing vessels that operate in U.S. inland
Bisso Towboat takes delivery of ASD tractor tug
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. Luling, LA, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,480 hp ASD tractor tug Mr. Ruben. The Mr. Ruben is the first
LR and MarineCFO team on Subchapter M compliance
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 — Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed an agreement to work with Houma, LA, based software specialist MarineCFO to provide comprehensive solutions for compliance with Subchapter M. This follows LR’s
Damen books order for Shoalbuster 2709
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 — Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands, based V.O.F. Sleepboot ISA has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld for the delivery of a new Damen Shoalbuster 2709. V.O.F. Sleepboot has
NTSB reports on deck barge sinking
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on the August 2015 sinking of the deck barge Margaret. The barge, which was anchored at a fleeting area
Eastern delivers Z-Tech 2400 escort tug
AUGUST 23, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that its Nelson Street shipyard has delivered the escort tug Oceanus to Suderman & Young Towing. The vessel is the third in of
USCG holds Subchapter M outreach forum in Portland
AUGUST 19, 2016 — The new Subchapter M regulations that will come into force in the summer of 2018 establish new requirements for the design, construction, onboard equipment and operation of towing