USCG continues response to tug and barge pipeline allision
MARCH 14, 2013 — The Coast Guard reported today that response operations continue for a tug and barge that allided with a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans
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Coast Guard continues to respond to pipeline blaze
MARCH 13, 2013 — In an update to an earlier statement, the Coast Guard says it continues to respond to the allision between a tug pushing a barge resulting in a pipeline
Massive blaze after tug hits pipeline
MARCH 13, 2013 — The Coast Guard is responding to an allision between a tug pushing a barge and a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans, Tuesday. A
Bouchard orders 250,000 bbl ATB at VT Halter
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has awarded VT Halter Marine, Inc. a new contract to build an articulated tug barge (ATB) unit. The contract includes an option
Vane Line wins $13.1 million TRANSCOM contract
JANUARY 29, 2013 — Vane Line Bunkering Inc. of Baltimore, Md., is being awarded an estimated $13,139,993 firm-fixed-price contract for transporting Department of Defense owned fuel and marine diesel by tug and
Damen delivers Stan Tug to Norwegian shipbuilder
JANUARY 23, 2013 — Less than two months after opening its office in Stavanger, Norway, Damen Shipyards has delivered a Stan Tug 1004 to shipbuilder Simek AS in Flekkefjord. “The tug’s delivery
Signet Maritime to add another Robert Allan-designed tug
NOVEMBER 20, 2012—Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, recently awarded a contract to Vancouver-based naval architectural firm of Robert Allan Ltd. for the design of an ASD 24/60 tractor tug. It is the
Wilson Sons to build 12 Damen ASD tugs for its fleet
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Damen Shipyards Group and Wilson Sons (Brazil) have signed a contract for twelve Damen ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) tugs. Ten are of Damen’s 2411 type, while two will
Crowley tug crew makes heroic San Francisco Bay rescue
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that the crew aboard its tugboat Guard recently performed a heroic rescue of a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters
Rand Logistics puts Jones Act ATB into service
NOVEMBER 1, 20012 — Rand Logistics, Inc. has christened and placed in service the Jones Act compliant tug Defiance and the self-unloading barge Ashtabula. The Ashtabula loaded sand in Brevort, Michigan for