NAWE presudent Roger Murray

NAWE selects next president

Robert W. Murray has been selected to lead the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) as its next president effective May 19, 2022. He will work with current NAWE president, Lauren Brand,

All electric ferry

Auckland to introduce its first two fully electric fast ferries

Auckland, New Zealand, is aiming to operate an entirely electric fleet of passenger ferries by 2040, which is expected to save one million tons of CO2 annually. Initially, Auckland Transport will operate

Kirby

Kirby reports profitable first quarter

Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, Earnings in the quarter were $17.4 million or $0.29 per share, compared with a loss of

Cybersecurity threats

Op-Ed: IRPT takes its own pulse on cybersecurity

by James A. Kearns, Jones Walker LLP For cyber bad actors, especially those for whom ransomware is just another business model, no target is too small. This flies in the face of

pipe bomb suspect

Jury convicts defendant in towboat pipe bomb case

Nathaniel Blayn Becker, the Marietta, Ohio, man arrested on October 28 last year after suspected destructive devices were found on several towboats, has been convicted on all four counts in a federal

McAllister is working with ABS to develop its ESG report and set sustainability and decarbonization goals.

ABS supports McAllister’s sustainability initiatives

Classification society ABS is supporting New York City headquartered McAllister Towing & Transportation with greenhouse gas inventory and sustainability reporting services for its fleet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats and

Tugboat Don Rauk

Buffalo Engineer District leases tugboat

Cleveland, Ohio, based Great Lakes Towing has been awarded an $8.4 million USACE contract for the lease of the tugboat Don Raul to serve on the Great Lakes. The boat will primarily

Port of Corpus Christi names Takizawa director of trade development

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has named Marcelo “Yudi” Takizawa as its director of trade development. Takizawa, who comes to the port authority from Vopak, has more than 20 years of

TRAnsverse tug

MAN 175D engines will power first TRAnsverse tug

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has placed an order for a pair of MAN 12V175D-MM marine prime movers to power the next-generation Robert Allan designed TRAnsverse tug it is building for Maersk group towage

Floating liferaft after sinking of towing vessel Proassist III

NTSB reports on sinking of 71 year old towing vessel

Unsecured openings in the deck of a towing vessel led to its flooding and sinking off the coast of Puerto Rico, the National Transportation Safety Board says. Marine Investigation Report 22/12 details

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