First RApport 1600-SX harbor tug completes trials
JUNE 25, 2018 — Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) reports that , the first RApport 1600-SX tug, was run through its paces by her builder, Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, last
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ABS clients rack up Subchapter M firsts
JUNE 1, 2018 — The first towing vessel owners to receive U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Certificates of Inspection (COIs) demonstrating SubM compliance, on all three U.S. coasts and in the USCG District
Navy asks for ten battle force ships in FY 2019 budget request
FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — Released yesterday, the Navy’s $194.1 billion budget request for FY2019 includes $20.1 billion for ten new battle force ships . The Navy’s recently completed Force Structure Assessment detailed
Cenac awards ABS a Subchapter M TPO contract
DECEMBER 13, 2017 — Houma, LA, based Cenac Marine Services has awarded classification society ABS a Third-Party Organization (TPO) contract to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M requirements. “Tugboat owners
Tuco Marine wins order for two hydrographic survey boats
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Faaborg, Denmark, based Tuco Marine Group has been awarded a contract by DALO (the Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization) for two customized hydrographic survey boats. Replacing two
Helm software helps Ivy Marine gain TSMS certification
OCTOBER 30, 2017 — Mobile, AL, based Ivy Marine LLC, which operates two towboats, has become the third – and smallest —company in the U.S. to obtain certification of its Towing Safety
EBH Namibia drydocks a dry dock
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 — Walvis Bay ship repairer EBH Namibia is busy with a somewhat unusual task: drydocking a dry dock. The floating dry dock that is under repair is owned by
New hydrographic survey boat for Nellemann Survey
AUGUST 18, 2017—Denmark’s Tuco Marine A/S recently delivered a 12m, composite ProZero DC hydrographic survey boat to Nellemann Survey A/S, Aalborg, Denmark. With its deep and sleek V-bottom, the 12m ProZero DC
New study details economic impact of U.S. waterways industry
JULY 24, 2017 – The American Waterways Operators has released a new study that documents the contribution that the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry makes to the U.S. economy. The study,
VIDEO: Gulfstream Shipbuilding launches Plum Island ferry
JULY 19, 2017 — Gulfstream Shipbuilding recently launched a custom passenger/ vehicle ferry for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at its Freeport, FL, shipyard. Set for delivery this fall, the