Robert Allan to design new class of Navy tugs

OCTOBER 10, 2018 — Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design a new version of its successful Z-Tech 4500 tugs for the United States Navy. The Navy already has

Gondan launches powerful hybrid icebreaking escort tug

OCTOBER 9, 2018 — Spain’s Gondan Shipbuilding yesterday launched a hybrid icebreaking tug for the Port of Luleå, Sweden. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd the RAL TundRA 3600-H class tug is fully

Tug and Barge Solutions passes 100 vessel milestone

OCTOBER 4, 2018 — Less than two years since it began helping tug and barge operator Ivy Marine become one of the first companies to achieve compliance with new Subchapter M rules,

Island Tug and Barge christens its newest ATB tug

OCTOBER 4, 2018 — Canada’s Island Tug and Barge, a subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, has christened the Island Raider, the newest articulating tug in its fleet, in a ceremony held September 28

VIDEO: Tsuneishi Paraguay delivers powerful river towboat

OCTOBER 1, 2018 — Paraguay’s Tsuneishi Shipyard, a subsidiary of Japan’s Tsuneishi Group, recently delivered the powerful towboat Tebicuary 3 to her owners Navegación del Sur S.A. (Navesur). The vessel will work

Tug will be used in dismantling of decommissioned Russian nuclear subs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — A tug being built for the Russian Federation by Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard will be used for operations in the Barents Sea to dismantle decommissioned nuclear submarines. Recently launched

Yanmar supplies dual fuel engines for new LNG tug

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 — Diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar recently delivered two 6EY26DF dual-fuel commercial marine engines for a new tug under construction at Japan’s Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd. Equipped with dual fuel

Keppel Singmarine delivers second dual fuel LNG ASD tug

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — Keppel Offshore & Marine’s specialized shipbuilding arm, Keppel Singmarine, has delivered its second dual fuel tug capable of running on LNG. Built for Maju Maritime (which is merged

VT Halter Marine books order for another Bouchard ATB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. has won a contract to build an Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. The order includes an option for a

Young Brothers takes delivery of first of four new tugs

AUGUST 30, 2018 — The first of four new ocean-going tugs designed by Damen USA, and built by Louisiana-based Conrad Shipyard, has been delivered to Young Brothers, an independent subsidiary of Saltchuk

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