Horizon delivers towboat with retractable pilot house

APRIL 27, 2016 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered the M/V Victoria Pasentine, a 120′ towboat with a retractable pilot house, to its home port of New Orleans,

Kirby says first quarter results in line with expectations

APRIL 26, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $27.5 million, or $0.51 per share, compared with $38.1 million, or

Great Lakes Towing awards Subchapter M contract to ABS

APRIL 21, 2017 — ABS has been awarded a Third Party Organization contract by the Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) to support compliance with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Subchapter M

Uzmar delivers two tugs it started building on spec

APRIL 21, 2017 — Turkey’s Uzmar Workboat and Tug Factory has delivered two 25 m x 10 m tugboats to Caracas, Venezuela, headquartered IOED (International Offshore Engineering and Development Company). The shipbuilder

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

Brazilian yard wins order for two Damen ASD tugs

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

Marcon brokers sale of 1981-built U.S.-flag tug

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,

Savage completes purchase of Settoon liquid bulk assets

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

Damen ATD duo goes to work in Bunbury Port

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

Vittoria Shipyard wins its first tugboat orders

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

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