Vane takes delivery of fourth in tugboat series

JANUARY 7, 2017 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Delaware, the fourth of eight vessels in Vane’s Elizabeth Anne class of 4,200-horsepower tugboats contracted at St. Johns

Eastern delivers two more towboats to FMT

JANUARY 6, 2017 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, has continued its deliveries of 90 ft inland towboats to Florida Marine Transporters LLC, Mandeville, LA, with the 64th and 65th

Canadian repairs to barge raise coastwise privilege question

JANUARY 4, 2017 — In addition to all the other problems Kirby Corporation faced when one of its ATBs ran aground in British Columbia waters in October (see earlier story) was that

Tug sale takes Marcon past million horsepower milestone

DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Shipbroker Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, has passed a notable milestone. Over the last 35 years it has brokered 322 tugs for sales or charter, totaling 1,005,657 HP.

Appeals Court orders acquittals in 2005 barge explosion case

DECEMBER 15, 2016 — The United States Court of Appeals sitting in Chicago on December 12 exonerated Egan Marine Corp. for a January 2005 explosion on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Gondan launches Europe’s third dual fuel tug

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — At high tide today, Gondan Shipyard, Figueras, Spain, launched the third dual fueled tug thus far built in Europe. The vessel is the last of in series of

Chinese owner takes delivery of RAmparts 3300 ASD

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — China’s JiangSu Zhenjiang Shipyard last month delivered the Cao Gang 26, a new RAmparts 3300 ASD tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd., to Cao Fei Dian Port in

Robert Allan in new agreement with Turkish shipbuilder

DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Robert Allan Ltd. has signed a new agreement with Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard. In a ceremony held during the recent International Workboat Show, the companies signed documents marking the

Marcon brokers sale of two McAllister tugs

DECEMBER 6, 2016 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, WA, has brokered its seventh and eighth tug sales of the year, with the deliveries of the 4,300 HP, tugs Colleen McAllister (ex-Ellena

McAllister tugs first with CAT Marine 3516E Tier 4 engines

DECEMBER 5, 2016 – Caterpillar Marine reports that Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou LaBatre, AL, is in the process of installing the first production EPA Tier 4 certified 3516E EPA CAT Marine engines, on

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