Bouchard B. No. 295 completes major overhaul
JANUARY 4, 2018 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, reports that Bouchard Barge No. 295 (B. No. 295) has completed a major shipyard overhaul at Gulf Marine Repair, Tampa, FL. Approximately
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Gulf Island delivers first of ten Z-Tech terminal/escort tugs
JANUARY 2, 2019 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. reports that its Shipyard Division has successfully delivered the M/V Mark E. Kuebler, a Z-Tech 30-80 terminal/escort tug, to Bay Houston Towing Company. Designed
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivers 155,000 bbl ATB to Kirby
DECEMBER 26, 2018 —Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, recently delivered a 155,000 bbl Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit to Houston-based Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), one of the largest tank barge operators
Eastern Shipbuilding launches Z-drive tug for McAllister
DECEMBER 12, 2018 — Demonstrating that it is very much back in operation after the devastation wrought on the Florida Panhandle by Hurricane Michael, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that it launched
Wärtsilä introduces “small but mighty” high speed engine
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 — Introduced at this week’s International Workboat Show, the Wärtsilä 14 is a high-speed, compact engine designed to fit requirements for limited space and weight, lower capital expense and
Schottel control upgrade gives 1998-built ASD tug new lease on life
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — Schottel GmbH has successfully carried out a control upgrade on a 1988-built tug equipped with azimuth thrusters from another supplier. Instead of replacing the entire propulsion system (including
Foss transfers powerful hybrid tug to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Alaska
OCTOBER 29, 2018 – The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach, CA, to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage, AK.
Med Marine adds sixth Schottel-propelled, RAmparts tug
OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Turkish operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of its sixth new RAmparts 2300-MM design, Schottel-propelled tug, the MED XXIX, for harbor and terminal operations as well
Blount Boats adds tug contract to growing order book
OCTOBER 18, 2018 — Warren, RI, shipyard Blount Boats, Inc., continued to add to its backlog with the recent signing of a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct
Dutch Dredging tugboat duo named in Guyana ceremony
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 — Sliedrecht, Netherlands, headquartered Dutch Dredging (Baggerbedrijf de Boer) welcomed two new vessels to its fleet last week. The two newcomers were named the Fregate and the Papillon in