Marcon brokers sale of veteran tug
APRIL 12, 2013 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports that, after six months of charter, Marigny Tug LLC of St. Augustine, FL, (d/b/a Tradewinds Towing) has closed on the purchase of
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Marad funds three vessel repowering demo projects
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a combined $1.5 million in funding for three demonstration projects at Los Angeles Harbor, Calif.; Puget Sound, Wash., and Perryville, Mo.,
Foss to build first three tugs in new Arctic Class
AUGUST 27, 2012 — “At Foss, we innovate,” said Foss Maritime Company President and CEO Gary Faber, as the company announced it will build the first three tugs in an innovative Arctic
Saltchuk renames coastal tug and barge operations Foss Marine Holdings
JULY 2, 2012 — SEATTLE, July 2, 2012 — America’s largest coastal tug and barge operator, Saltchuk Resources’ Marine Resources Group is taking a new – but widely recognized – name: Foss
Corvus batteries chosen for Europe’s first hybrid tugboat
Corvus Energy’s battery packs, the world’s most powerful and energy dense lithium polymer batteries, were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat. In a diesel-to-hybrid conversion, Kotug of The Netherlands has converted
LaHood announces Small Shipyard Grant recipients
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $9.98 million in grants to 15 small shipyards under the U.S Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grants Program. “In cities and towns across America, shipyards
Foss to build new ferry for Washington
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Seattle, WA, recently awarded a $9.6 million contract to Foss Maritime Co., Seattle, to build an all-aluminum, double-end, 20-car ferry to operate on Lake Roosevelt in
Explosives-laden barge refloated after grounding in Rosario Strait
A container barge carrying thousands of pounds of Navy munitions was refloated today after it ran aground five miles southwest of Anacortes, Wash., in the Rosario Strait, on Monday. The mishap occurred
Corvus lithium battery meets Lloyd’s Register certification
Corvus Energy, Richmond, B.C., Canada, recently announced that its 6.5 kWh lithium-polymer batteries have passed the requirements of Lloyd’s Register Type Approval certification tests. Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc., Houston, Tex., reported
Marine Resources Group acquires Cook Inlet Tug & Barge
Marine Resources Group (MRG) is expanding into the Alaska harbor services business. It a is acquiring the assets of Cook Inlet Tug & Barge, based in Anchorage. Marine Resources Group, based in