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Blessey Marine adds new pushboat

MAY 26, 2014—Blessey Marine Services, Inc. transports everything from residual fuels to asphalt to lubricating oils to petrochemicals on its inland river fleet of tank barges. Blessey Marine’s fleet includes nine acid

Island Offshore back at Vard

MAY 23, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one offshore support vessel of Rolls-Royce design. The value of

ASD tug to have Cat power and propulsion

MAY 23, 2014— A new 55-tonne Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tug that will be built for Spain’s Remolcadores Marracoi SL (REMARSL) will incorporate Caterpillar power and propulsion solutions, according to Caterpillar Marine.

Vigor, Oregon Iron Works ink merger deal

MAY 22, 2014—Already a major regional shipbuilding, repair and fabrication powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, Vigor Industrial will expand its operations with the recent acquisition of Oregon Iron Works, Portland, OR. Under