Truckable tug on truck

EBDG partners with Silverback Marine on truckable tug project

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

Seastreak's Courageous is the largest and fastest high-speed passenger catamaran operating in the U.S.

VIDEO: Largest high-speed ferry in the U.S. showcases Furuno electronics

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

J.F. Brennan CEO

J.F. Brennan acquires Harbor Offshore

La Crosse, Wis., based specialty construction firm J.F. Brennan Company reports that it has acquired California-based Harbor Offshore, Inc (HOI). HOI specializes in commercial diving, marine construction, maritime security barriers, and submarine

RAmparts 3400 tugs at quayside for naming ceremony

Chinese port puts two new RAmparts 3400 tugs to work

Rizhao Port, Shandong, China, recently held a naming ceremony for two Robert Allan Ltd designed RAmparts 3400 tugs, delivered in February and March of this year. Built at Rizhao Kingda Shipbuilding Heavy

NAWE presudent Roger Murray

NAWE selects next president

Robert W. Murray has been selected to lead the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) as its next president effective May 19, 2022. He will work with current NAWE president, Lauren Brand,

All electric ferry

Auckland to introduce its first two fully electric fast ferries

Auckland, New Zealand, is aiming to operate an entirely electric fleet of passenger ferries by 2040, which is expected to save one million tons of CO2 annually. Initially, Auckland Transport will operate

Kirby

Kirby reports profitable first quarter

Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, Earnings in the quarter were $17.4 million or $0.29 per share, compared with a loss of

Cybersecurity threats

Op-Ed: IRPT takes its own pulse on cybersecurity

by James A. Kearns, Jones Walker LLP For cyber bad actors, especially those for whom ransomware is just another business model, no target is too small. This flies in the face of

pipe bomb suspect

Jury convicts defendant in towboat pipe bomb case

Nathaniel Blayn Becker, the Marietta, Ohio, man arrested on October 28 last year after suspected destructive devices were found on several towboats, has been convicted on all four counts in a federal

McAllister is working with ABS to develop its ESG report and set sustainability and decarbonization goals.

ABS supports McAllister’s sustainability initiatives

Classification society ABS is supporting New York City headquartered McAllister Towing & Transportation with greenhouse gas inventory and sustainability reporting services for its fleet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats and

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