New Bisso Towboat tug will enter service early summer
Luling, La., based Bisso Towboat Company Inc. says its newest assist tug, the M/V Mr. Brian, is slated to hit the water in May or June of this year, according to Scott
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Birdon buys Metal Shark Bayou La Batre shipyard
Australia’s Birdon Group reports that its Birdon America Inc. subsidiary has acquired Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre Bayou La Batre shipyard in Alabama. It says that the acquisition brings a fully developed shipyard
Ingram says its new material handling and supply chains unit will be “a game changer”
Nashville, Tenn., headquartered Ingram Marine Group has announced the creation of Ingram Infrastructure Group LLC as a new material handling and supply chain solutions subsidiary within its corporate structure. The move was
E.N. Bisso sells Port Canaveral assets to new Marine Towing of Tampa affiliate
New Orleans headquartered E.N. Bisso & Son has reached an agreement to sell the Port Canaveral, Fla., assets that it acquired last September from SEACOR Holdings subsidiary Seabulk Towing Holdings to Marine
TTB 2024: America’s first hybrid electric towboat
While innovations in tugboat design to make them greener and more powerful have made headlines more so than inland towboats, some towboat operators aren’t too far behind. Taylor Dickerson, who is vice
WIMOs 3rd annual clay shoot set for March 21
The Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) organization is hosting its third annual clay shoot event on Thursday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Providence Plantation in Rosharon, Texas. This
Weeks Marine wins $62 million USACE contract
Dredging contractor Weeks Marine Inc. has been awarded a $62,055,622 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor deepening and widening. Work will be performed in Irvington, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30,
Q&A: Meet the women behind Royal Barge Fleeting
Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started? Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in
Silver Ships delivers first Endeavor 32 fire rescue boat
Theodore, Ala., based Silver Ships has delivered its first Endeavor 32 fire rescue boat to Norfolk Fire-Rescue (NFR) in Norfolk, Va. The Endeavor 32 is a multi-mission fireboat that will provide critical
Moran tugboat crew honored for rescue efforts
New Haven, Conn., headquartered Moran Towing and Transportation reports that the crew of its twin-screw Z-drive tug Lynne Moran have been awarded both the United States Coast Guard Public Service Commendation and