Innovative escort tug winch system gains U.S. patent

JUNE 16, 2015 — JonRie InterTech, Manahawkin, NJ, has been issued a U.S. Patent for an innovative winch system for escort tugs. The U.S. Patent Office today issued Patent s/n 9,056,655 to

Mexican shipyard makes progress on Pemex tugs

JUNE 11, 2015 — Mexican shipbuilder TNG (Talleres Navales del Golfo) is making good progress with four azimuthing tugboats under construction for Pemex at its Port of Veracruz. The Tarahumara is already

Bouchard names new VP of Sales and Operations

JUNE 5, 2015 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has appointed fifth generation Bouchard family member Brendan J. Bouchard as VP of Sales and Operations. The company was started by his

Cat Propulsion tug package features new azimuth thrusters

JUNE 2, 2015 — A newly integrated propulsion package from Caterpillar Propulsion targeting the tug market will feature a new range of azimuth thrusters developed to match the highest performance with the

Moran patents technology to use LNG boil-off gas in ATBs

MAY 26, 2015—The boil-off gas has long been successfully used as fuel by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers. Now, a recently patented technology could make the use of boil-off gas as fuel

Signet wins long term Trailer Bridge towing contract

MAY 13, 2015 — Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, has completed Phase II of a $250 million capital expansion program with the integration of the Harvey Gulf offshore towing vessel fleet that

E.N. Bisso takes its IT to the cloud

MAY 8, 2015 — New Orleans headquartered tug and towing services supplier E.N. Bisso & Sons, Inc. has taken its IT to the cloud. The fifth-generation business had previously supported its fleet

VT Halter Marine launches Bouchard ATB barge

MAY 6, 2015 — VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard launched Barge B. No. 270 for Bouchard Transportation Co., Melville, NY, May 1. Barge B. No. 270 is the barge component of

Bay Shipbuilding books ATB order

MAY 5, 2015 — Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has been awarded a contract for the new construction of an Articulated Tug-Barge unit (ATB). The ATB will consist

Louisiana International Marine opts for Helm CONNECT

MAY 5, 2015 — Ocean towing service provider Louisiana International Marine, L.L.C., Gretna, LA, has chosen Helm CONNECT preventive maintenance software from ClassNK subsidiary Helm Operations, Victoria, BC, Canada, for its six

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