Bisso Towboat takes delivery of newbuild ship-assist tug
MARCH 24, 2015 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, LA, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,480 HP ASD tractor tug Becky S. Constructed at the Main Iron Works
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AEP ponders sale of barge subsidiary
MARCH 23, 2015 — Electric utility American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) says it is has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to “explore strategic alternatives for its competitive barge transportation subsidiary, AEP
Latest Bisso Towboat ASD tug has new version JonRie winch
MARCH 9, 2015 — The Becky S, a new 60 ton bollard pull ASD towboat built for Bisso Towboat, Luling, LA, by Main Iron Works, Houma, LA, shipyard has a new version
New Eastern diesel electric towboat has podded thrusters
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, is introducing the Thunderbolt, a 120 ft, 4,200 horsepower inland towboat design that combines diesel-electric technology with twin electric Verhaar Omega
Horizon delivers two more towboats to FMT
DECEMBER 6, 204 — With the recent deliveries of the 120 ft Gianna Hull and the 80 ft John Cox, Horizon Shipbuilding Inc, Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered three vessels this
ABS approves LNG fueled Z-drive towboat design
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C. and the Seabrook, TX, based Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) have developed the design of a 4,200 hp liquefied natural gas (LNG)
ExxonMobil helps operators meet lubrication challenges
NOVEMBER 28, 2014—In the years ahead, tug, towboat, ferry and workboat operators in North America face a number of challenges because of the stricter emissions regulations imposed by the U.S. EPA Tier
AEP towboat to be converted to hybrid vessel
NOVEMBER 16, 2014—The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) recently announced the award of a $450,000 grant to AEP River Operations, St. Louis, MO, to convert the 8,000 hp towboat Christopher M. Parsonage into
Enterprise Marine invests in Z-drives
OCTOBER 28, 2014 — Houma, LA, based Enterprise Marine Services, a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., is making a major commitment to Z-drives for the U.S. inland waterways. It currently has
Eastern Shipbuilding adds three more
OCTOBER 23, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, has added three more vessels to its orderbook. In August, Suderman & Young Towing Company and Bay Houston Towing Company each