DECEMBER 27, 2012—London-based Silverburn Shipping recently added the Arctic, a 4,400 hp Ice Class 1A anchor handling tug, to its fleet of 25 tugs and barges. Built by Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard, the
NOVEMBER 20, 2012—Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, recently awarded a contract to Vancouver-based naval architectural firm of Robert Allan Ltd. for the design of an ASD 24/60 tractor tug. It is the
OCTOBER 25, 2012—More and more consumers are considering buying hybrid cars because of the rising price of gas, environmental responsibility and increasing availability and lower cost of the technology at car dealerships.
OCTOBER 9, 2012 — Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) last week christened the M/V Hazel Demery, a new tug boat that will be used at the company’s Grand Rivers facility. The Grand
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 — Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the Ocean Wave, the first of four Ocean class tugs, to Crowley Maritime Corporation. The
AUGUST 16, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply the power system for four new diesel-electric hybrid azimuthing stern drive tugs being built for Svitzer Australia Pty Ltd.at the ASL shipyard in Singapore.
AUGUST 12, 2012 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., New Orleans, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,000 HP ASD tractor tug William S. Constructed at Main Iron Works, Houma,
Australian operator RiverWijs, a joint venture of Riverside Marine and Svitzer A/S, has recently taken delivery of two sister tugs from Singapore’s ASL Shipyard. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. the RiverWijs Emma
St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. has delivered two custom built twin screw push tugs, the Lady Shayne and the Lady Dashelle, for Smithbridge of Brisbane Australia. These 25-ft tugs feature
Seattle based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary, has completed the design of three additional tugboats for Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn. The additional boats will bring Moran’s Jensen-designed
