NTSB reports on barge allision with railroad bridge
OCTOBER 7, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has its issued its report on the April 26, 2015 allision of a 220 ft flat bed barge, the Gayle Force, carrying
OCTOBER 7, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has its issued its report on the April 26, 2015 allision of a 220 ft flat bed barge, the Gayle Force, carrying
OCTOBER 5, 2016 — Royal Boskalis Westminster joint ventures Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime have ordered two LNG dual-fuel harbor tugs at Keppel Singmarine shipyard. The tugs, which are expected to
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 — The Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore, MD, has taken delivery of the tugboat Baltimore from St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL. It is the third of eight vessels
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — Sellers of tugs and barges are closer to getting their asking price than in previous years. That’s one of the many interesting facts to emerge in the most
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Kirby Inland Marine L.P. has agreed to pay $4.9 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties and to implement fleet-wide operational improvements to settle claims stemming from a
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Harbor towage services provider Kotug Smit Towage provided successful firefighting operations in the Port of Ghent, Belgium, earlier this month when its tugs Brugge and Braakman received a
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 — Classification society ABS has released a guide to help U.S. domestic vessel owners comply with new U.S. Coast Guard requirements governing towing vessels that operate in U.S. inland
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. Luling, LA, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,480 hp ASD tractor tug Mr. Ruben. The Mr. Ruben is the first
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 — Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed an agreement to work with Houma, LA, based software specialist MarineCFO to provide comprehensive solutions for compliance with Subchapter M. This follows LR’s
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 — Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands, based V.O.F. Sleepboot ISA has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld for the delivery of a new Damen Shoalbuster 2709. V.O.F. Sleepboot has