Mobil Delvac provides outstanding protection for towboat engine

JUNE 28, 2017 — ExxonMobil says that an inspection of one of two Cummins KTA38 main engines on a U.S. inland waterways vessel showed that Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5W-40 engine oil

Italian tug operator takes deliveries of two more from Damen

JUNE 23, 2017 — Italian tug operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti has taken delivery of two new Damen tugs: Danimarca, an ASD 2913, and Columbia, an ASD 2411. Danimarca was delivered in Genoa on

First vessel in North America with complete Cat propulsion

JUNE 22, 2017 — The recently christened RAmparts 2400 Z-drive tractor tug Dr. Hank Kaplan, is the first vessel in North America to feature a complete Cat Marine propulsion system with both

St. Johns christens newest Vane Brothers tug

JUNE 22, 2017 — The newest Vane Brothers tugboat, the New York, was christened during a brief ceremony June 12 at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL. The New York is

Two companies plead guilty in tanker pollution case

JUNE 21, 2017 — Egyptian Tanker Company and Thome Ship Management yesterday pleaded guilty in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction

VIDEO: Vigor launches complex liquefied ammonia barge

JUNE 20, 2017 — Portland, OR-based shipbuilder Vigor recently launched The Harvest, the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for Jones Act trade since 1982. The vessel

Kirby in $68 million barge and towboat buy from mystery seller

JULY 19, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase what it describes as “certain inland marine assets” from an undisclosed competitor for $68 million.

Kotug Smit orders three more tugs from Damen

JUNE 15, 2017 – Damen Shipyards Group is to deliver three newbuild tugs to Kotug Smit Towage for its European harbor towage operations. The order is for two ASD Tugs 2913 and

Norwegian operator takes delivery of versatile barge

JUNE 13, 2017 — Norwegian maritime transport company Skyssbåtservice has taken delivery of a Stan Pontoon 4512 from the Damen Shipyards Group. The 45m barge will be capable of fulfilling a variety

Foss christens third Arctic Class tug

JUNE 13, 2017 — The third of three state-of-the-art Arctic Class tugs, the Nicole Foss, was christened last week at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA. Built at the Foss Rainier,

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