VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. has delivered the 112 foot ATB offshore tug Evening Star to Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. Similar to other tugs built for Bouchard in previous
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Inchcape’s Brazil unit celebrates tenth anniversary
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its operation, ISS Brazil, with a special event for customers and staff as business continues
Low sulfur fuel capacity increased in Colombian port
OCTOBER 10, 2012—One of the keys to complying with the the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which went into force this past August, is the availability of quality low sulfur fuel.
Waller LNG ATB gets ABS approval in principle
OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) and regasification articulated tug barge concept introduced by Waller Marine Inc., Houston.
NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 —The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of the
Mat-Su Borough picks Marcon to market Susitna
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington, has been selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska to market the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) Expeditionary Craft ferry Susitna
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
China Rongsheng reports plunging orders, revenues and earnings
AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, saw revenues fall by 37.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, while earnings fell by 82.3 percent,
Mexican owners buy Hornbeck tug
AUGUST 13, 2012—Ship broker Marcon International Inc., Coupeville, WA, announced the sale of the U.S. flag, twin-screw tug Spartan Service (ex-Spartan, Domar Captain) by Hornbeck Offshore Transportation, LLC, Covington, LA, to Marinoil
USCG completes Arctic oil spill recovery exercise
AUGUST 3, 2012 —U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Defense crews yesterday completed a three-day oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the coast of Barrow, Alaska, by deploying a DESMI Polar Bear