Svitzer orders two more Damen ASD tugs

JUNE 29, 2015 — Towage and emergency response specialist Svitzer has ordered two more Damen ASD 3212 tugs with 80 tonnes bollard pull performance. They are being built at Damen’s Song Cam

Kotug names its latest hybrid rotortug in Bremerhaven

JUNE 19, 2015 — Towage operator Kotug yesterday named its latest Damen Shipyards ART 80-32 Hybrid Rotortug during the annual Herring Party it hosts in the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany. The Lady

Innovative escort tug winch system gains U.S. patent

JUNE 16, 2015 — JonRie InterTech, Manahawkin, NJ, has been issued a U.S. Patent for an innovative winch system for escort tugs. The U.S. Patent Office today issued Patent s/n 9,056,655 to

Mexican shipyard makes progress on Pemex tugs

JUNE 11, 2015 — Mexican shipbuilder TNG (Talleres Navales del Golfo) is making good progress with four azimuthing tugboats under construction for Pemex at its Port of Veracruz. The Tarahumara is already

Bouchard names new VP of Sales and Operations

JUNE 5, 2015 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has appointed fifth generation Bouchard family member Brendan J. Bouchard as VP of Sales and Operations. The company was started by his

Cat Propulsion tug package features new azimuth thrusters

JUNE 2, 2015 — A newly integrated propulsion package from Caterpillar Propulsion targeting the tug market will feature a new range of azimuth thrusters developed to match the highest performance with the

Moran patents technology to use LNG boil-off gas in ATBs

MAY 26, 2015—The boil-off gas has long been successfully used as fuel by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers. Now, a recently patented technology could make the use of boil-off gas as fuel

Signet wins long term Trailer Bridge towing contract

MAY 13, 2015 — Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, has completed Phase II of a $250 million capital expansion program with the integration of the Harvey Gulf offshore towing vessel fleet that

E.N. Bisso takes its IT to the cloud

MAY 8, 2015 — New Orleans headquartered tug and towing services supplier E.N. Bisso & Sons, Inc. has taken its IT to the cloud. The fifth-generation business had previously supported its fleet

VT Halter Marine launches Bouchard ATB barge

MAY 6, 2015 — VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard launched Barge B. No. 270 for Bouchard Transportation Co., Melville, NY, May 1. Barge B. No. 270 is the barge component of

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