Fincantieri Bay delivers Kirby ATB

NOVEMBER 7, 2016 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding’s Sturgeon Bay, WI, shipyard has delivered the Kirby 155-01, a 155,000-barrel capacity barge, and the MV Heath Wood, a 6,000HP tug for Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX).

Impala towboats fitted with water-lubricated bearings

OCTOBER 25, 2016—The first four of 15 towboats operated by Impala Terminals Colombia have been converted from oil to water-lubricated tailshaft bearings using Thordon RiverTough bearings and TG100 shaft seal combinations. The

C&C Marine completes Shearer Group-designed tank barge

OCTOBER 24, 2016—C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, LA, has completed a 200 ft x 35 ft x 12 ft double-skin tank barge, according to naval architectural and marine engineering firm The

Rolls-Royce to equip new Chouest mooring/escort tugs

OCTOBER 24, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver propulsion and deck machinery for the 13 new Damen design tugs that Edison Chouest is to build to service two major

Chouest to build 13 Damen tugs for new mooring/escort contracts

OCTOBER 21, 2016 — Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Galliano, LA, is teaming with Damen Shipyards to build a total of 13 heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs. They will be deployed

Robert Allan Ltd helps ITB Marine build ATB tugs at own yard

OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Canada’s ITB Marine Group Ltd., Richmond, BC, (ITB) is currently well into construction of the first of two Robert Allan Ltd. designed twin Z-drive, ATB pusher tugs for

Gateway Dredging takes delivery of TSGI designed towboat

OCTOBER 17, 2016 — Gateway Dredging & Contracting, Old Monroe, MO, has taken delivery of a 55 ft, 1,200 hp, twin screw conventional towboat built by JB Marine Service, Inc., St. Louis,

Spill from grounded Kirby ATB threatens BC clam beds

OCTOBER 14, 2016 — A Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge southbound from Alaska ran aground at Edge Reef, in Seaforth Channel near Athlone Island, British Columbia just after 1 a.m. PT, yesterday. Although

Master Marine delivers Z-drive towboat to Marquette

OCTOBER 12, 2016 — Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, recently delivered a new Z-drive towboat, the steel-hulled St. Simon, to Marquette Transportation Co.’s River Division, based in Paducah, KY Designed

Coast Guard foundation honors Morton S. Bouchard III

OCTOBER 9, 2016.— Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. President & CEO Morton S. Bouchard III was honored at the Coast Guard Foundation 36th Annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard National Awards

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