Tugs, Towboats & Barges goes virtual this month

Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges—TTB conference will go virtual this month on August 25 through 26. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon EST on both days. Marine Log has

Signet Maritime tug completes propulsion and maneuvering upgrades

ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore, Pascagoula, Miss., has carried out upgrades to Signet Maritime Corporation’s 10,000 bhp ocean towing tug Signet Warhorse II that included retrofitting new propulsion and maneuvering systems.

Alaska Marine Lines upgrades four rail barges

Four Alaska Marine Lines rail barges are getting upgrades that include new piping and ballast systems designed by Glosten with installation by Meridian Marine Industries. Using a patented rack system, the rail

Wilson Sons moves ahead on tugboat fleet digital transformation

Wilson Sons, Brazil’s largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator, is implementing a Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) and network cabling project for its tugboat fleet of nearly 80 vessels. Developed by its

MSC awards tractor tug time charter with $55 million potential

Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate Alpha Marine Services LLC, Galliano, La., has been awarded a $9,754,990 firm-fixed-price contract for the time charter of seven tractor tugs in support of Navy bases at Kings

ABS to class first West Coast LNG bunkering ATB

ABS is to class the 4,000 cu.m. LNG bunkering barge that Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation and Island Tug & Barge Ltd. plan to operate on the North American west coast from 2023

Ice class Saint Lawrence Seaway tug completes delivery voyage

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) today reported the arrival of its new tugboat, the Seaway Guardian, in Massena, N.Y. The vessel has been on a three-week

Fincantieri Bay lays keel for LNG bunkering barge

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and Polaris New Energy hosted a private ceremonial keel laying last month celebrating the start of construction of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) ATB bunkering barge. The barge will

Cryopeak and Island Tug & Barge sign MOU on LNG bunkering

Richmond, B.C., based Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Island Tug & Barge Ltd. to deliver LNG bunkering services in southwest British Columbia. Cryopeak and ITB have

Elliott Bay Design Group scans a piece of Puget Sound history

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is using today’s technology to help in the restoration of one of Puget Sound’s oldest surviving wooden tugs, the Parthia. Built in 1906 by James Hall, the

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