Front end of ferry

Thoma-Sea launches Lake Erie ferry

Designed by New Orleans headquartered TAI Engineers LLC, the 168- by 45-foot passenger, truck and car ferry Carmen Lee was recently launched by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors’ Houma, La., shipyard. The ferry is

Pete Buttigieg on RAISE grants

MARAD awards $12.6 million to 9 marine highway projects

The  U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions, enhance the movement of goods

TTB in partnership with AWO

Marine Log to hold TTB 2022 in Mobile in March

Registration is now open for Marine Log’s annual TTB — Tugs, Towboats & Barges — conference, the only event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge segments of the U.S. maritime

all-electric tug

Schottel solutions selected for Crowley’s eWolf tug

The first all-electric tug to be built and operated in the U.S., Crowley’s eWolf, will be equipped with several Schottel systems. As part of the fully integrated electrical package, Schottel is supplying

Deadly dredge strike on pipeline: NTSB makes 10 safety recs

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 10 safety recommendations Tuesday. They were made during a public board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the fatal August 21, 2020, hazardous

TRAnsverse tug seen from three-quarters aft

Svitzer to build next-gen TRAnsverse Tug

Maersk group towage operator Svitzer has reached an agreement with naval architect firm Robert Allan Ltd. and Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards to build a next-generation TRAnsverse Tug. The first of these multipurpose tugs

hybrid tugboat

New battery hybrid tugboat design developed for U.S. market

Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders Inc. (MBB) and naval architect and marine engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) have developed new battery hybrid tugboat design, the ElectRA 3000-H. This design has been

The new vessel is the latest result of Metal Shark’s ongoing expansion into the pilot boat market,

Pascagoula Pilots take delivery of Metal Shark pilot boat

Jeanerette, La.-headquartered Metal Shark has delivered a 55- by 17-foot welded aluminum pilot boat to the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi. Called Singing River Island, the vessel is the second Metal

sustainable shipping for tugs, towboats and barges

Q&A: Sustainability and the tug, towboat and barge industry

As most of us know by now, sustainability is at the forefront of hot topics in the maritime industry. One of our most involved sectors of the U.S. maritime industry—the tug, towboat

Biden signs infrastructure bill

AWO applauds infrastructure bill’s passage

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) says that it applauds the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684, signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this week. AWO notes that the

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