The Towing Company celebrates its 116th year
JULY 7, 2014 — The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, will start celebrating their 116th year by putting the USCG Cutter Biscayne Bay back into the water
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Latest addition to McAllister fleet is JonRie equipped
JUNE 23, 2014 — Built at the Senesco Marine shipyard, North Kingstown, R.I., the recently commissioned tractor tug Buckley McAllister is the latest addition to the fleet of McAllister Towing & Transportation,
Canadian TSB reports on loss of tow by 1962-built U.S. tug
JUNE 20, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday released its investigation into an incident in which a 1962-built U.S.-flag tug lost its tow of a one time “adventure cruise”
What’s old is new again: Vintage tug goes all-electric
JUNE 19, 2014—An 86-year-old tugboat now has a new life as an all-electric dredge tender, thanks to a recent refit with electric motors. Originally built as a tug in 1928, the dredge
Patti Marine delivers Z-drive tug to Signet Maritime
JUNE 16, 2014–Patti Marine Enterprises, Pensacola, FL, recently delivered the 105 ft x 38 ft Z-drive tug Signet Arcturus to Signet Maritime Corp., Houston, TX. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC,
Damen delivers the first hybrid ASD 2810 tug
JUNE 13, 2014 — Iskes Towage & Salvage, IJmuiden, the Netherlands, has taken delivery of the Bernardus, the first hybrid example of Damen Shipyards ASD 2810 tug. Iskes has been operating a
Multipurpose tug fitted with Fluidmecanica equipment
JUNE 9, 2014—Spain’s Fluidmecanica reports it supplied a towing equipment package for the 60-ton bollard pull multipurpose tug Kwanza built by Francisco Cardama S.A. shipyard, Vigo, Spain, for the Maritime and Port
VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard
MAY 30, 2014 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. yesterday delivered the ocean-going 112 foot Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug Denise A. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. Measuring 112 feet by 35
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.
Thrustmaster to supply thruster package for innovative MPOSV
MAY 8, 2013 — Houston based Thrustmaster of Texas closed out this year’s OTC by signing a contract on the trade show floor to supply a complete thruster package to Urk, Netherlands,