Star Marine takes delivery of RAstar 3400 escort tug quartet

MAY 17, 2018 — Star Marine Ltd. of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of four Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) RAstar 3400 escort tugs. Named i Murjan 1, 2, 3, and 4

Master Marine delivers third towboat to Waterfront Services

MAY 11, 2018 – Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine reports it has delivered the third of four 67 ft x 28 ft towboats to Cairo, IL, fleeting services company Waterfront

USCG to hold public hearing on deadly tank barge explosion and fire

MAY 9, 2018 — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing July 16 at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston to consider evidence related to an incident that occurred aboard

Wärtsilä to design and equip LNG fueled PSA Marine harbor tug

MAY 7, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to design and equip an LNG fueled harbor tug ordered by Singapore headquartered PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd at PaxOcean Shipyard. The 28m long, 50-tonne bollard pull

Rolls-Royce to supply MTU engines for four new Brazilian tugs

MAY 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply MTU engines for four new tugs for Aliança Navegação, a company owned by the Hamburg Süd shipping line. The company uses

Med Marine takes delivery of second in RAmparts 2300-MM series

MAY 2, 2018 — Turkish tugboat operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of MED XXV, the second of six Robert Allan Ltd RAmparts 2300-MM design tugs under construction at Med

Interlake to operate 418 ft hopper barge on Great Lakes

MAY 1, 2018 — Interlake Steamship Company, through Interlake Logistics Solutions, is to time charter a 418 ft Moran Towing barge to operate on the Great Lakes this spring. The Montville, a

Keppel on track to deliver South East Asia’s first LNG fueled tug

APRIL 25, 2018 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug to Keppel Smit Towage, on time and with a perfect safety

Pyne steps down as Kirby Executive Chairman

APRIL 24, 2018 — Joseph H. Pyne is to step down as Executive Chairman of the Board of Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), effective April 30, 2018, after 40 years of service. He will

AWO responds to Senate vote against Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

APRIL 19, 2018 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) reports that yesterday, due to inclusion of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) within the bill, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

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