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

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.

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