FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Higman Marine, Inc. and its affiliated companies for approximately $419 million in cash, subject
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an October 26, 2016, incident in which the 1967-built Gore Marine Transportation Co. towing vessel Atlantic Raider grounded
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — Leading Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has taken delivery of the first of two game changing Carrousel Rave Tugs (CRT). Called Multratug 32, the vessel is the
JANUARY 31, 2018 — Master Marine, Bayou La Batre, AL, has recently delivered the 67′ x 28′ M/V Tom Torretti, the second of four fleet boats with a maximum 7′ 9″ working
JANUARY 29, 2018 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing the design for a new 100-foot, Z-Drive hybrid tugboat to be built by Nichols
JANUARY 22, 2018 — Damen Shipyards has delivered five new harbor tugs to Empresa de Navegación Caribe, a subsidiary of Cuba’s Grupo Empresarial de Transporte Marítimo Portuario (GEMAR). Prior to the order
East Boothbay, ME, shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty is to design and build two 93′ x 38′ Z drive tugs with a “stem to stern” Caterpillar Marine hybrid solution for Harbor Docking and
JANUARY 18, 2018 — IJmuiden, Netherlands, headquartered Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has launched a new tug design as part of its expanding portfolio of fuel-efficient vessels. The 390 gt Azistern 2870 harbor
JANUARY 11, 2018 — Wärtsilä has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to design an eco friendly harbor tug for with Petrocity, the parent company of a new port facility being built
JANUARY 5, 2018—This year, Melville, New York-based Bouchard Transportation Co. celebrates its 100th anniversary. While the family-owned operator has a well-established reputation of providing safe, reliable transport of petroleum products in the