DECEMBER 3, 2014 —The Government of Canada has awarded a $5.9 million contract to Northern Transportation Company Limited for Vessel Life Extension (VLE) and refit work for Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS
NOVEMBER 30, 2014—Cvitanovic Towing, Belle Chasse, LA, recently took delivery of its fourth Lugger-style tug. Built at the Rodriguez Shipyard in Bayou LaBatre, AL, the 65 ft by 26 ft Andrew C
NOVEMBER 27, 2014—Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA, recently named Gavin Higgins as Chief Executive Officer. Higgins brings a wealth of shipyard management experience to his role, more
NOVEMBER 17, 2014—For the entire month of October, sports teams, schools and businesses nationwide go pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women
OCTOBER 31, 2014 — Propulsion system specialist Schottel is now offering simulator training at its Spey/Rhine, Germany, headquarters where a new Transas simulator at the Schottel Academy enables customers to exercise their
OCTOBER 25, 2014—Crowley Maritime Corporation’s 400-foot-long by 105-foot-wide heavy lift barge 455 4 recently transported the first of eight gates for the Pacific side of the ongoing Panama Canal expansion. At 22 meters
OCTOBER 24, 2014 — Classification society DNV-GL has approved the design of the Wärtsilä WST-14 thruster, indicating that the design fully complies with classification rules. This is an exceptional case since the
OCTOBER 23, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, has added three more vessels to its orderbook. In August, Suderman & Young Towing Company and Bay Houston Towing Company each
OCTOBER 20, 2014—Students and professionals at SUNY Maritime, Throggs Neck, NY, will now be able to train on the latest state-of-the-art tug & barge simulator, thanks to the generosity of Bouchard Transportation
OCTOBER 20, 2014 — Foss Maritime reported yesterday that its ocean-going tug, the Barbara Foss, was towing the 9,405 dwt Russian cargo vessel, Simushir, which lost power late Thursday night off the
