Luling, La.-based Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. has signed an agreement with Main Iron Works LLC, Houma, La., to begin construction of a 5,000 BHP ASD tractor tug. The tug will feature two
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has booked another e-tug order. It has signed an order that will see it build a zero-emission ElectRA 2200SX design tugboat for Norway’s Buksér og Berging. The order comes
Construction of Crowley’s eWolf, the first all-electric tug in the U.S., is moving right along at the Master Boat Builders shipyard in Coden, Ala., and Crowley has just released a time-lapse video
Seattle headquartered Saltchuk today announced that Mark Theriault, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Director of Operations, will accept Saltchuk’s 2021–2022 President’s Award for Innovation in Safety on behalf of his team. Theriault
Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today reported third quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations. Net earnings were $39.1 million or $0.65 per share. Total revenues were $745.8 million, up 25% compared to
Maersk group towage operator Svitzer is to take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat, expanding its fleet in the Americas region. With the three newbuilds, the fleet of Panama
A Chesapeake class pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for the Tampa Bay Pilots Association in 2003 is coming back to the Somerset, Mass., shipyard for a major overhaul that includes a
SAAM Towage has reached an agreement that will see Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards build two Robert Allan Ltd designed ElectRA 2300 SX battery electric tugs. They will operate at the Neptune Terminals bulk
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding
September ended on a good note for dredging and marine construction companies. On the last day of the month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the award of contracts in that