P&O Reyser harbor tug will be first in Med meeting IMO Tier III

An Asymmetric Tractor Tug (ATT) ordered by P&O Reyser will be the first harbor tug operating in the Mediterranean area to comply with IMO Tier III, MARPOL Annex VI when it enters

Schoellhorn-Albrecht deck machinery picked for icebreaking tug

FEBRUARY 6, 2019 — Schoellhorn-Albrecht, St. Louis, MO, recently completed a contract to design and manufacture a Vertical Anchor Windlass and Thru Deck Capstan for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s newest

Jensen provides design for Shaver Transportation’s latest tug

JANUARY 16, 2019 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has provided the detailed design for Shaver Transportation Company’s new, Z-drive tug – Samantha S. Built

Navy exercises options at Dakota Creek for two more escort tugs

JANUARY 9, 2019 — Anacortes, WA, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries Inc. has been awarded a $26,710,222 modification to a previously awarded Navy contract to exercise options for the detail design and construction

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

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

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