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55,000 barrel ATB joins Crowley fleet

Crowley reports that it recently took delivery of its new 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB), the Aurora / Qamun. The 410-foot vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s fleet, after the Aveogan /

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SCA member shipyards get $7 million in grants

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) reports that nine of its members received more than $7 million in the latest round of awards under the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program.

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Golding Barge takes delivery of second triple-screw towboat

Now in service with Golding Barge Line Inc., of Vicksburg, Miss., the M/V Rusty Moore is the second of two 94-foot, triple-screw towboats built for the company by Master Boat Builders of

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Greenbrier Marine launches 350-foot Crowley ATB barge

Crowley Maritime has marked another milestone in its 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) newbuild project with the launch and christening at Greenbrier Marine of Qamun, a double-hulled petroleum barge specifically designed for the

VIDEO: Crowley to deploy ice class ATB on new Alaska contract

Under a new U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy contract, beginning in 2021, Crowley Maritime Corporation will deploy a new, purpose-built, 55,000-barrel-capacity (2.3 million gallon) articulated tug barge (ATB) to deliver military specification fuel

Seabulk Rotortug newbuilds will have Schottel propulsion systems

The two advanced Rotortug harbor tugs on order at Bayou La Batre, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. for Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. (see earlier story) will each be propelled by a

Seabulk Towing orders four harbor tugs at Master Boat Builders

Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) reports that it has contracted with Bayou La Batre, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. for the construction of four

VIDEO: First U.S.-built Rotortug goes to work

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — A video just posted on Vimeo shows he first U.S.-built Rotortug – ART Trident — in action for Seabulk Towing. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and designated as

First U.S.-built Rotortug now in service with Seabulk Towing

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — The first U.S.-built Rotortug – ART Trident — has undergone trials and is now in service. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and designated as an ART 80-98US, she