Bouchard christens new 250,000 bbl ATB in New Orleans

FEBRUARY 19, 2016—Family-owned petroleum marine transportation company Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, christened the 250,000 bbl Articulated Tug Barge unit M/V Donna J. Bouchard and B. No. 272 yesterday at ceremonies

Study: Best practices to tackle tug/towboat crew fatigue

FEBRUARY 10, 2015 — The American Waterways Operators has hailed a study conducted for the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that finds “there is currently

OSD develops new series of tractor tugs

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — IJmuiden, Netherlands, based OSD (Offshore Ship Designers) has designed a new series of high-performance tractor tugs that can be used for a wide range of functions, including escort

Fratelli Neri takes delivery of Damen ASD tug

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Italy’s Fratelli Neri S.p.A has taken delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 3212 from Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands. The vessel, the Luisa Neri, is Fratelli

Jensen Maritime to design McAllister Tier IV escort tugs

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, is to provide detailed design services including stability, structure and systems design for two, 100-foot long,

ABD Shipyard delivers first of two tugs to Saam Smit Towage

JANUARY 29, 2016— Saam Smit Towage (SST), a joint venture between SAAM and Royal Boskalis and operating in various locations in the Americas, recently took delivery of the SST Capilano, a new

ABD Shipyard delivers first of two tugs to Saam Smit Towage

JANUARY 29, 2016— Saam Smit Towage (SST), a joint venture between SAAM and Royal Boskalis and operating in various locations in the Americas, recently took delivery of the SST Capilano, a new

Vane takes delivery of first 4,200 hp tugboat in new series

JANUARY 28, 2016 – The Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore, MD, has taken delivery of the Elizabeth Anne, the first in a series of eight 4,200 horsepower tugboats. All eight Elizabeth Anne Class

Tug launched for Suderman & Young at Eastern

JANUARY 22, 2016—The 5,150 hp Neptune, the second in a series of four Z-Tech 2400 class escort tugs for Suderman & Young, was recently launched at the Nelson Street facility of the Eastern Shipbuilding Group,

Eastern delivers reverse tractor tug to Bisso Offshore

JANUARY 18, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the reverse tractor tug Archie T. Higgins to Bisso Offshore, LLC (E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc.). On arrival in

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