JANUARY 9, 2019 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has provided the detailed design for the initial four, with an option for six additional, tractor
JANUARY 4, 2018 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, reports that Bouchard Barge No. 295 (B. No. 295) has completed a major shipyard overhaul at Gulf Marine Repair, Tampa, FL. Approximately
DECEMBER 28, 2018 — Savage Inland Marine has acquired the assets of Progressive Barge Line, one of the largest bunkering and tank barge operators in the Port of New Orleans. The deal
DECEMBER 27, 2018 — Netherlands-based EMAR Offshore Services has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for a Damen ASD Tug 2811. The stock vessel will be named E-Two and installed with a
DECEMBER 26, 2018 —Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, recently delivered a 155,000 bbl Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit to Houston-based Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), one of the largest tank barge operators
DECEMBER 13, 2018 — The American Waterways Operators has released best practices to help the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry in identifying and managing cyber risks and detecting and responding to
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — MacGregor is to supply deck machinery for four escort and four harbor tugboats from Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd in Hong Kong, with equipment deliveries planned on a rolling
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS for its novel hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs. The AIP was granted following an evaluation of the hybrid
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Schottel GmbH has successfully carried out a control upgrade on a 1988-built tug equipped with azimuth thrusters from another supplier. Instead of replacing the entire propulsion system (including
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Cairo, IL, fleeting services provider Waterfront Services has taken delivery of the 67′ x 28′ towboat M/V Rick Pemberton from Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine, Inc.