Caterpillar sees methanol as a key fuel for maritime decarbonization

Caterpillar Marine is investing in methanol-fueled engine technologies. It says the commitment supports the development of decarbonization efforts in the marine industry by offering cost effective methanol-powered solutions without sacrificing the value

Caterpillar Marine will expand electric and hybrid offerings

Leveraging expertise from across the Caterpillar, Inc. enterprise, Caterpillar Marine plans to expand its hybrid and electric offerings, selectively incorporating technology from machine and off-highway products Cat Marine says this will expand

New dredge R.B. Weeks under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding Group

New dredge underway at Eastern Shipbuilding for Weeks Marine

Eastern Shipbuilding Group is busy with the construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258). The dredge is a sister ship to the Magdalen (ESG 256), delivered to

Set for delivery in 2022, tug has a bollard pull of 90 tons.

Master Boat Builders launches advanced hybrid tug for Seabulk

Master Boat Builders, Inc. reports that its Coden, Ala., shipyard recently launched the hybrid tugboat Spartan. The first of two vessels of this type ordered in December 2019, it is set for

McAllister tractor tug

McAllister Towing orders two more tractor tugs

New York City headquartered McAllister Towing reports that it has signed a contract for the construction of two 93- by 38-foot tier IV, 84-metric-ton bollard pull, tractor tugs with the option for

EMD engine

Chevron and Caterpillar eye hydrogen-fueled marine applications

Could a hydrogen-fueled version of the Electro-Motive Diesel two-stroke engine, long a U.S. marine industry work horse, be in the works? These days, the EMD engine is produced by Caterpillar’s Progress Rail

compact red tugboat

Compact new Crowley tug is clean and powerful

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and

Side view of tug

Vane Brothers adds 3,000 hp tug Cape Henry to fleet

Recently delivered by Chesapeake Shipbuilding and Naval Architects of Salisbury, Md., the 3,000-horsepower (hp) model bow tug Cape Henry is the eighteenth Maryland-built tug to join the fleet of Baltimore-based Vane Brothers.

Blakeley BoatWorks delivers Tier 4 linehaul towing vessel

Recently delivered to Cooper Marine and Timberlands (CMT) by Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the M/V Gretchen V. Cooper is the first linehaul towing vessel in the U.S. to be powered by Tier 4

New twin-screw towboat joins Parker Towing fleet

Parker Towing Company, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has recently taken delivery of the twin-screw towboat Jared Phillips from FMT Shipyard & Repair LLC, Harvey, La. Measuring 128 feet in length and 34 feet in

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