VT Halter Marine launches Bouchard ATB tug

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, reports that the ATB tug M/V Evening Breeze was launched Wednesday, November 7 at VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard. The

Nichols Brothers to build tractor tug series for Foss Maritime

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, WA, has won its first contract from Foss Maritime of Seattle, WA. It covers the construction of four 90 ton bollard pull

Conrad Shipyard to build second Olmsted wicket lifter

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 — Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, LA, has been awarded a $9,899,207 firm-fixed-price contract for a floating crane barge to be used at the Olmsted Lock and Dam on

New Navy ASD tugs to have Schottel Rudderpropellers

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — The four Yard Tug 808-class harbor tugboats ordered from Anacortes, WA, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries (see earlier story) will each be equipped with two Schottel Rudderpropellers. The azimuth

Foss transfers powerful hybrid tug to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Alaska

OCTOBER 29, 2018 – The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach, CA, to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage, AK.

Kirby reports increased earnings and revenues

OCTOBER 26, 2018 — Houston headquarter Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports net earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 of $41.8 million, or $0.70 per share, compared with $28.6 million,

Med Marine adds sixth Schottel-propelled, RAmparts tug

OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Turkish operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of its sixth new RAmparts 2300-MM design, Schottel-propelled tug, the MED XXIX, for harbor and terminal operations as well

AT/B specialist OT&BE joins Hyperion Marine Engineering Group

OCTOBER 19, 2018 — Milford, MA, based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp, a leader in AT/B (Articulated Tug/Barge) design, is now a member of the

Damen to supply two ASD 2411 tugs to Abhu Dhabi Marine Services

OCTOBER 18, 2018 — Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ports and its subsidiary Abu Dhabi Marine Services (Safeen) for the supply of two new Damen ASD Tugs

Blount Boats adds tug contract to growing order book

OCTOBER 18, 2018 — Warren, RI, shipyard Blount Boats, Inc., continued to add to its backlog with the recent signing of a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct

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