Eastern Shipbuilding delivers towboat to Settoon Towing

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the third in a series of four 2,600 hp Canal Class inland towboats to Settoon Towing LLC, Pierre Part, LA. Over the last

Metal Trades delivers Navy fuel barges

Metal Trades, Inc., Hollywood, SC, recently completed two 7,000 bbl, double-hull fuel barges for the U.S. Navy as a sub-contractor to Maybank Industries, Charleston, SC. Designed by Bristol Harbor Group, Bristol, RI,

Jensen Maritime completes design for three more Moran tugoats

Seattle based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary, has completed the design of three additional tugboats for Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn. The additional boats will bring Moran’s Jensen-designed

Tugboat contract for Chesapeake Shipbuilding

Work has already begun on what will be the seventh oceangoing tug built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp., Salisbury, MD, for Vane Brothers, Baltimore, MD, in just over five years. The 94 ft

New LNG fuelled tanker first for inland waterways

The inland waterways of the Netherlands are now home to the 6,100 dwt Argonon, the world’s first new LNG-fuelled tanker, following its delivery by the Dutch Shipyard Trico B.V. Built to Lloyd’s

Panama Canal Authority takes delivery of hopper barges

The first two of five split hopper barges built by Peru’s Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) PERU S.A., to support the Panama Canal expansion were recently delivered to the Panama Canal

Kirby buys Seaboats Inc. tank barge fleet

Houston-based tank barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced the purchase of the coastwise tank barge fleet of Seaboats, Inc. and affiliated companies consisting of three 80,000 barrel coastwise tank barge

First DP1 tug for Crowley launched at Bollinger

Thanksgiving weekend festivities at Bollinger Marine Fabricators, LLC, Amelia, LA, included the launch of the Ocean Wave, the first of four Ocean Class Tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL. The photo

Marcon brokers sale of giant hover barge

Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, Wash., has brokered the sale of the unfinished, newbuilding hover barge “Monty” by builder Sundial Marine Construction & Repair of Troutdale, Oregon. to private buyers. This unique hover

Panama Canal awards Spanish shipbuilder contract for 14 tugs

The Panama Canal Authority has awarded Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon S.A. a $158.3 million contract  for 14 new tugs to increase the current fleet to meet the projected growth of transits on

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