What’s ahead in the tank barge market? Some clues could come from the vessel S&P (sales & purchase) market and Coupeville, Washington, based shipbroker Marcon International has just published its latest data-packed
by Alan Haig- Brown The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, an indigenous Canadian community on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, has accepted delivery of a new 19.81 by 7.31-meter (65 x24-foot) combination crab trap and groundfish
Demonstrating that fuel cells are not the only way to use hydrogen is a marine fuel, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the Hydrotug, was launched at the Navia, Spain, shipyard of Astilleros
Houston-headquartered Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) is pushing ahead with its plans, which we reported in December last year, to see the first fully-electric towboats built in North America available for charter in
U.S. inland waterways operators will soon be better able to optimize their fuel consumption using technology based on AI and machine learning. Redmond, Wash., based Rose Point Navigation Systems, a leading provider
The All American Marine (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction, launched, and delivered the Skana, a 150-passenger hydrofoil-assisted catamaran for Major Marine Tours. This is the second vessel AAM has
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) will shortly be taking delivery of Damen’s first all-electric tugboat. With a bollard pull of 70 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, will
A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse of a fishing vessel unattended while on autopilot t led to the vessel’s grounding and sinking, says the National Transportation Safety Board in a marine
Seattle headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has partnered with Tacoma, Wash., based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine to design a compact yet powerful tugboat that can be transported by truck over
Delivered in December, Seastreak Courageous, the largest capacity high-speed ferry in the U.S., is guided by quality Furuno marine electronics. Built by the Midship Marine shipyard in Harvey, La, the 720-passenger vessel