Buffalo Engineer District leases tugboat
Cleveland, Ohio, based Great Lakes Towing has been awarded an $8.4 million USACE contract for the lease of the tugboat Don Raul to serve on the Great Lakes. The boat will primarily
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Port of Corpus Christi names Takizawa director of trade development
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has named Marcelo “Yudi” Takizawa as its director of trade development. Takizawa, who comes to the port authority from Vopak, has more than 20 years of
MAN 175D engines will power first TRAnsverse tug
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has placed an order for a pair of MAN 12V175D-MM marine prime movers to power the next-generation Robert Allan designed TRAnsverse tug it is building for Maersk group towage
NTSB reports on sinking of 71 year old towing vessel
Unsecured openings in the deck of a towing vessel led to its flooding and sinking off the coast of Puerto Rico, the National Transportation Safety Board says. Marine Investigation Report 22/12 details
Federal funding will help Port of Galveston reach its deep-water port potential
“For the first time in decades, the Port of Galveston will be able to reach its full economic and commercial potential as a deep-water port,” says port director and CEO Rodger Rees,
USACE: Brandon Road Lock closures ahead
The Rock Island Engineer District says it will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet, Illinois, beginning May 9, to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later
Keppel O&M delivers first dual-fuel dredge built in Singapore
Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has taken delivery of the first of a series of three trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs) from Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. Named Vox Ariane, and with a hopper
MARAD expands America’s Marine Highway Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of one new marine highway route, two new marine highway projects, and one project designation extension as part of the
New Seabulk tug features Berg’s most advanced hybrid electric package ever
SEACOR Group member Seabulk’s recently delivered harbor tug Spartan adds to a fast-growing reference list of vessels featuring a fully integrated hybrid propulsion plant from Sweden’s Berg Propulsion. Built by Master Boat
SAAM Towage takes a fifth tug from Sanmar
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a powerful and highly maneuverable RAstar 2900SX ASD Z-drive tug to South American towing giant SAAM Towage. Named Bigacay XII while under construction, the vessel has been