Kirby orders ATB

JANUARY 16, 2014 —Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) has signed an agreement to construct an articulated 185,000 barrel tank barge and 10,000 horsepower tugboat unit at a cost of $75 million to $80

Kirby succession plan moves ahead

JANUARY 3, 2014 — Kirby Corporation’s Joe Pyne (left) is handing over some of the reins at the nation’s largest tank barge operator and diesel engine services as the company moves ahead

Foss relabels Hawaii Tug & Barge

DECEMBER 13, 2013 — Hawaiian Tug & Barge, which provides harbor support services in all major ports of Hawaii, has adopted new colors and a new name: Foss Maritime Company. Founded by

OT&BE to design LNG-fueled Jones Act container AT/B

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. (OT&BE), of Milford, MA, reports that it has been selected to design a new high speed, LNG-fueled AT/B container carrier for Minyan

ITB North builds barge quartet in rapid time

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Less than 11 months after the original design contract was placed,four shallow draft, double hull, combination bulk oil and deck cargo barges are now in service delivering bulk

Foss to create shipyard in Everett, WA

OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Foss Maritime’s parent Saltchuk Resources said yesterday that it has signed a purchase and sales agreement with Kimberly-Clark to buy a 66-acre property on the Everett, WA,  waterfront,

Signal delivers second McDonough deck barge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 — Signal International’s Orange, TX, shipyard recently delivered MARMAC 304, the second new 300 ft x 100 ft x 20 ft ABS ocean classed deck barge built for McDonough

Exmar puts C$50 million into BC FSLU project

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 – Exmar and LNG Partners are moving ahead to solidify plans or the long-term charter of a Floating Liquefaction & Storage Unit (FLSU) to serve the BC LNG Project

Hornbeck completes sale of tugs and barges

AUGUST 29, 2013 — Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) reports that it has closed the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets and business of its Downstream segment’s tug

Ingram Barge makes Senior VP appointment

AUGUST 28, 2013 —  Craig E. Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Barge Company today announced the addition of Kim W. Nowell as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Kim W. Nowell “Kim brings

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