bunkering barge

McAllister to manage LNG bunkering ATB

McAllister Towing LNG Services LLC is to be technical manager for the Polaris New Energy LNG bunkering operation in Florida. It will operate the articulated tug barge (ATB) Polaris/Clean Canaveral for Polaris

ATB tug Frederick E. Bouchard, seen here on sea trials in 2015, is among vessels listed in filing.

Stalking horse bidder named in Bouchard bankruptcy case

According to a filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Hartree Partners LP has been selected as the stalking horse bidder in the Bouchard Transportation Company Inc.

Cutter suction dredge

Damen wins CSD order from Paraguay

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract to supply Paraguay’s Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) with a customized CSD 500 cutter suction dredge. T&C will use the dredge to transform

Tanker about to collide with barge

Kirby awarded $17.4 million in Houston Channel collision case

In a July 8 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown has awarded Kirby Inland Marine $17,398,488 in a case stemming from the May 10, 2019, Houston Ship Channel incident in which

Rendering of fully electric tug

VIDEO: Crowley to build and operate America’s first fully electric harbor tug

“The eWolf represents everything Crowley stands for: innovation, sustainability and performance,” said Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley, as Crowley Maritime announced that it is to build and operate what will be the

Safeen selected the vessel for its versatile, multi-purpose, compact ASD design [Image: Med Marine]

Med Marine to build another ASD tug for Abu Dhabi Ports

Abu Dhabi Ports’ Safeen Group has signed its second contract with Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard for the construction of a MED-A2360 series tugboat. Delivery is set for July 2021. The vessel, a

Aft end of barge

3D model class process used in barge modification

A barge modification project carried out by Valdez, Alaska, headquartered Stillwater Marine Services LLC for Brice Marine has been completed using the ABS 3D model-based class process. The barge has undergone a

Profile drawing of new pilot boat

Gladding-Hearn starts construction of new launch for Galtex Pilots

A Volvo Penta IPS propulsion system will give a launch now building for the Galveston-Texas City Pilots a top speed of over 30 knots while burning less fuel than their existing boats.

towboat with barges

VIDEO: AWO highlights industry commitment to sustainability

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to, and progress toward, environmental sustainability. The video features examples of how the industry is

passenger/utility boat

New National Parks Service vessel will serve Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty

TAI Engineers LLC, New Orleans, La., has completed the detailed design and construction of a new utility vessel, the Annie Moore, for the National Park Service (NPS). NPS will use the 74

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