Norwegian operator takes delivery of versatile barge
JUNE 13, 2017 — Norwegian maritime transport company Skyssbåtservice has taken delivery of a Stan Pontoon 4512 from the Damen Shipyards Group. The 45m barge will be capable of fulfilling a variety
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Hendry Marine has new business development team
MAY 17, 2017 — Tampa, FL, tug and barge shipyard Hendry Marine Industries, Inc. has a new business development team. Kristen Chittenden has been appointed Director of Business Development, and Eric Smith
Moran’s Tregurtha is new AWO Chairman
MAY 12, 2017 — Edward J. “Ted” Tregurtha, President, Moran Towing Corporation, was elected Chairman of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) at the association’s recent Spring Convention in Washington, DC. Tom Marian,
How to get LNG to shore without a jetty
MARCH 27, 2017 — Wärtsilä has partnered with marine design consultancy Houlder and hose supplier Trelleborg to develop a system for transferring LNG from the carrier vessel to shoreline terminals where no
USCG aircrew rescue five from grounded tug
MARCH 3, 2017 — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk crew rescued five people aboard a tug that ran aground on the Mariposa Reef on the south side of Strait
Coast Guard responds to Alaska tug grounding
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Response Boat—Medium crew and Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan pollution team responded to the tug boat Samson Mariner when it ran aground while towing
Savage buys Settoon Towing’s liquid tank barges
FEBRUARY 8, 2017 — Savage Inland Marine, LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Companies, has agreed to purchase marine assets from Settoon Towing, LLC’s Liquid Bulk division that include 35 towboats and 63
Harley Marine announces names for ATB units
JANUARY 20, 2017—Harley Marine Services, Seattle, WA, has announced the names for two Articulated Tug & Barge (ATB) units currently under construction at Gunderson Marine in Portland, OR, and Conrad Shipyard, Morgan
Canadian repairs to barge raise coastwise privilege question
JANUARY 4, 2017 — In addition to all the other problems Kirby Corporation faced when one of its ATBs ran aground in British Columbia waters in October (see earlier story) was that
Tug sale takes Marcon past million horsepower milestone
DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Shipbroker Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, has passed a notable milestone. Over the last 35 years it has brokered 322 tugs for sales or charter, totaling 1,005,657 HP.