MM&P: Tug shortage hits Panama Canal transit numbers
APRIL 21, 2017 — Only half of the projected number of ships per day are transiting through the new Panama Canal locks due to a lack of staff and infrastructure says the
APRIL 21, 2017 — Only half of the projected number of ships per day are transiting through the new Panama Canal locks due to a lack of staff and infrastructure says the
APRIL 13, 2016 — Brazil’s Wilson Sons Limited reports that its shipbuilding subsidiary Wilson Sons Estaleiros Ltda, has signed a contract to construct two azimuth tugboats for Saam Smit Towage do Brasil
APRIL 13, 2017 — Kirby Offshore Marine Pacific LLC of Houston has sold the 1981-built, 3,800 HP U.S. flag, twin screw tug Altair (ex- Osprey) to U.S. West Coast interests. Marcon International,
APRIL 7, 2017 — Effective April 4, 2017, Savage Inland Marine, LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Companies, has completed its previously announced purchase of the Liquid Bulk division assets of Settoon Towing
APRIL 7, 2017 — Mackenzie Marine & Towage of Esperance, Western Australia, held a naming ceremony yesterday for two recently delivered Damen Shipyards Type 2412 twin-fin Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) tugs. Named
APRIL 6, 2017 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has entered the international tugboat market with orders that will see it supply ASD (azimuth stern drive) tugs to Russia and Italy. The Russian boat
APRIL 5, 2017 — Classification society ABS has expanded its Type Approval product certification process to allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to meet compliance with 46 CFR Subchapter M Regulations. “As the
MARCH 31, 2017 — The Svitzer Hermod and Svitzer Chirripo are the first two of six customized Robert Allan Ltd. RAstar 2800 class terminal support/escort tug designs under construction at Turkey’s Sanmar
MARCH 30, 2017 — Not only are barges the most fuel efficient of all major modes of freight transportation, but that efficiency is improving. An update to a long-running study shows that
MARCH 23, 2017—Two 1980-built, U.S.-flag tugs recently acquired by New Orleans-based Tradewinds Towing are undergoing repowers and life extensions at A&B Industries’ shipyard in Amelia, LA. The two 78 ft x 26