Turkish shipyard delivers first two Hidrovia push boats

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard has delivered the first two in a series of eight advanced diesel electric shallow draft river push boats to Brazil’s Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. The

Schottel propels new generation of Panama tugs

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 — The Panama Canal Authority has invested in a new generation of powerful tugs with the muscle needed to handle the larger ships of the Post-Panamax era. In the

Mississippi River reopened after spill

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — The Mississippi River has reopened with restrictions as of approximately 1:30 p.m..  Mariners must comply with a broadcast notice to mariners being issued for river transits by the

Jensen wins contract to design LNG bunker barges

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has been awarded a contract to design some of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker

LNG fueled escort tug bunkers in Zeebrugge

FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — The world’s first LNG fueled escort tug, the Borgøy owned by Buksér og Berging AS, has notched up another first by becoming the first seagoing vessel to be

Advanced ASD tugs have unclutched tow drums

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Designed for open ocean towing, the winch systems of two ASD tugs built for Dover, DE, headquartered Hyak Maritime LLC are independent and redundant. The 120 ft x

AEP River Ops takes delivery of first tank barge

JANUARY 31, 20014 — “We are bringing the same commitment to safety and environmental performance to the transport of liquid products that we’ve offered for dry commodities for the last 41 years,”

Kirby reports record earnings

JANUARY 30, 2014 — Houston headquartered tank barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) yesterday reported record fourth quarter and annual net earnings for 2013. “Our inland and coastal tank barge fleets continued

Vigor Fab to build three tugs for Tidewater Barge Lines

JANUARY 22, 2014 — Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, WA, has awarded Vigor Fab, Portland, OR, a contract to construct three new tugboats. Construction of the first tug starts Friday, Jan. 24, with

Harley Marine Services buys BRAtt training tug

JANUARY 19, 2014 — Seattle, WA, headquartered Harley Marine Services has acquired the Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) training vessel, BRAtt, from Robert Allen Ltd. The 450 hp BRAtt, which measures just 25.6

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