Houston Ship Channel closed by spill

MARCH 24, 2014 — The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning as efforts continued to clean-up after a massive spill of marine bunker fuel. The spill occurred Saturday. At approximately 12:35

Refiner to offer low sulfur blend to tug and towboat market

MARCH 20, 2014  — Independently owned crude oil refinery Continental Refining Company, LLC, Somerset, KY, is producing a low sulfur marine diesel fuel (T-90 700) for use in the ECA 1 Operating

Ingram participates in SmartWay Barge Freight component

MARCH 20, 2014 — Ingram Barge Company is to participate in the new Barge Freight component of the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a public-private partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry

Rolls-Royce to power Asia’s first gas-fueled tugs

MARCH 20, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC, to power Asia’s first gas fueled tugs. The order is for systems for two tugs to be

Kirby to build 29 more tank barges

MARCH 18, 2014 — Houston headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) says it has signed agreements to construct 29 additional 30,000 barrel inland tank barges with a total capacity of 830,000 barrels for

Foss orders ocean going barge at Gunderson

MARCH 17, 2014 — Seattle based Foss Maritime is building a new ocean-going barge that will give the company an additional asset to transport large modules both domestically and internationally. The new

Gunderson Marine launches heavy lift cargo deck barge

MARCH 16, 2014—More than 200 guests were on hand at the Portland, OR, shipyard of Gunderson Marine for the christening and launching of the Prometheus, a new 300-foot-long heavy lift deck cargo

Elliott Bay Design Group gets AIP for LNG bunker barge

MARCH 11, 2014 — Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has obtained approval in principle from ABS for the design of a 2,000 cubic meter liquefied

Crowley tugs deliver Jack/St Malo floater

MARCH 3, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s ocean class tugs have successfully delivered oversized, overweight equipment — comprised of topsides, tendons, piles and more — that are now part of the massive

Crowley promotes Scott Hoggarth

FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that Scott Hoggarth has been promoted to vice president, West Coast harbor ship assist and tanker escort services. He has assumed new overall responsibilities

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