Foss Maritime taps ABS for Subchapter M compliance support

JUNE 9, 2017 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Foss Maritime has awarded classification society ABS a Third Party Organization (TPO) contract to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements. The contract

Heat recycling system for tugs nominated for Innovation Award

JUNE 9, 2017 — Rotterdam headquartered towage operator KOTUG International BV reports that its Zero-Emission Heat Recycling System, a cost-effective and sustainable system to store and regenerate heat on tugboats, has been

SeaOne signs LOI with SHI for 12 giant ATBs

JUNE 6, 2017 — Houston-headquartered SeaOne Caribbean, LLC and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries have signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of twelve articulated tug/barge (ATB) units. According to

Devall Towing pushes ahead with Mitsubishi engines

JUNE 5, 2017 — Southwest Shipyard, Houston, recently delivered the 64′ X 27′ inland pushboat M/V Jackson Scott to Devall Towing and Boat Service of Hackberry, LA. The Jackson Scott ispowered by

Royal Thai Navy takes delivery of RAmparts 3200

MAY 30, 2017 — Thailand’s Italthai Marine shipyard recently delivered H.T.M.S. Panyi, a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 3200 class tug to the Royal Thai Navy. The tug is named after Ko

Royal Thai Navy takes delivery of RAmparts 3200

MAY 30, 2017 — Thailand’s Italthai Marine shipyard recently delivered H.T.M.S. Panyi, a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 3200 class tug to the Royal Thai Navy. The tug is named after Ko

Marcon brokers sale of deck barge by Canadian owner

MAY 26, 2017 — Marcon International, Inc. reports that it has brokered the sale by McKeil-Malaspina Ltd. of Burlington, Canada of the 300′ x 90′ x 20′ ocean ballastable deck barge MM-300

New harbor tug to have twin Veth Z-drives

MAY 25, 2017 — Barbour JB Shipyard in St. Louis, MO, has laid the keel for a new harbor tug that will be powered by Veth Z-drives. Designed by Sterling Marine, the

NTSB reports on NYC area tugboat sinking in which three died

MAY 24, 2017 — The National Transportation Board has issued its report on the March 12, 2016 incident in which the uninspected towing vessel Specialist struck a construction barge that was spudded

MOL to build Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat

MAY 23, 2017 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to build Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat. It will conform to the IGF code issued in January of this year and will be subject

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