Athena is Crowley's latest Tier IV tug

Crowley takes delivery of powerful Tier IV tug

Following up on an announcement it made last November, Crowley Maritime has taken delivery of Athena, its fourth and most powerful ship assist and harbor escort Tier IV tugboat. The 77-foot Athena

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Keppel O&M completes autonomous tug project

Notching up several “firsts,” Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) reports that it has successfully completed its first autonomous vessel project. Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision

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Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project included in proposed FY23 budget

The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget released yesterday under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction category. 

Clean Canaveral completes inaugural LNG bunkering

The largest Jones Act LNG bunker barge thus far delivered, the 5,500-cubic-meter Clean Canaveral, has completed its inaugural LNG bunkering in Jacksonville, Fla. The vessel operates with the recently delivered tug Polaris

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Master Boat Builders delivers first Seabulk electric-hybrid tug

Master Boat Builders Inc. reports that its Coden, Ala., shipyard has now delivered the electric-hybrid tug Spartan to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered SEACOR group member Seabulk. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., the

Governor praises Savannah Harbor Deepening project

Ceremony marks completion of Savannah Harbor deepening project

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was among the speakers at a March 25 ceremony held by the Georgia Ports Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia Department of Transportation to mark completion

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Response to Alaska tug grounding continues

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat, continues to lead the response efforts for the grounded tug Western Mariner in Alaska’s Neva Strait,

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CARB poised to adopt unworkable harbor craft regulations

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is poised to approve harbor craft engine emission regulations that, as drafted, appear deeply flawed. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) is urging the board to reconsider

New dredge R.B. Weeks under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding Group

New dredge underway at Eastern Shipbuilding for Weeks Marine

Eastern Shipbuilding Group is busy with the construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258). The dredge is a sister ship to the Magdalen (ESG 256), delivered to

Coast Guard responds to Alaska tug grounding

The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and Western Towboat have established a unified command in response to a tug grounding in Alaska’s Neva Strait, with a subsequent spill of

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