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)
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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
Another busy day for Eastern Shipbuilding
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, had a busy day August 28, with the delivery of a further inland towboat to Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA,
FMT orders another towboat at Eastern Shipbuilding
AUGUST 12, 2014—The long-standing relationship between Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA, and Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL, keeps growing. FMT, Mandeville, LA, recently exercised an option for a 90 ft
With record earnings, Kirby orders more tonnage
JULY 31, 2014 — Houston headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) yesterday announced record second quarter earnings and upped its 2014 capital expenditure guidance from $370 million to $380 million as it reported further
New Generation delivers pushboat to Blessey
JULY 16, 2014—New Generation Shipbuilding, Houma, LA, recently delivered one of its signature 72 ft x 30 ft pushboats, the Lisa Gail Strafuss, to Blessey Marine Services, Harahan, LA. A sister-ship is
Horizon delivers another towboat to FMT
JUNE 9, 2014 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered a seventh 140 ft towboat for Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, LA. Named for long-time FMT Captain, Phillip Box,