Foss tugs bring USNS Mercy into Port of Los Angeles

As Donjon Marine began dredging operations to prepare a berth at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort, on the other side of the country,

Handheld 3D scanning used in tug engine mount modification project

DotProduct LLC, Boston, Mass., reports that its hand-held 3D scanning was recently used to capture the as-built state of two engines to inform design modifications for the Kirby Offshore Marine tug Mount

Crowley bareboat charters in newbuild tractor tug

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s marine services group has entered into a bareboat charter with Brusco Tug and Barge for an all new RApport-design tractor tug to serve Pacific Northwest and California ports, performing

Bouchard: New York COTP orders rescinded

Bouchard Transportation reports that all Captain of the Port Orders and form 835 orders have been rescinded in the Port of New York. Bouchard is slowly returning vessels to the market and

Schottel thrusters to propel Washburn & Doughty tug

The tugboat currently under construction at the Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) will be propelled by medium-sized Schottel azimuth

B.C. community college to get state-of-the-art simulator

Camosun College, a community college in Victoria, British Columbia, is to get a new state-of-the-art marine simulator, with the help of C$700,000 in funding from J.D. Irving company Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL).

Bouchard: “All back pay has been processed”

Bouchard Transportation Company, Melville, N.Y., says that all back pay has been processed and that it continues to work on raising capital to enable it to return all its vessels back to

Atlas Marine names George McAfee General Manager of Marine Operations

Driven by significant customer demand along the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlas Marine Services is expanding its 24/7 dockside fueling services to Port Arthur, Texas, and has appointed George McAfee as General Manager of

Autonomous tug trialed in Port of Singapore

Wärtsilä and Singapore harbor and terminal towage operator PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd. have successfully completed initial sea trials for the “IntelliTug” project (see earlier story). The PSA Polaris, a harbor tug owned

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge adds shallow draft tug to fleet

Anchorage, Alaska, headquartered Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, is adding a versatile shallow draft tugboat, the Bristol Wind, to its fleet in mid-April.

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