E.N. Bisso & Son acquires Port Canaveral tug operator Petchem

JULY 12 2018 — E.N. BIsso & Son, Inc. of New Orleans, LA is has acquired Petchem, Inc. of Port Canaveral, FL, effective June 27, 2018. E.N. Bisso, with a current fleet

Steady progress on new ATB for Bouchard Transportation

JULY 12, 2018—Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, reports on social media that progress is well underway on its new 55,000 bbl Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) under construction at VT Halter Marine,

First of four new Damen-designed Young Brothers tugs christened

JULY 2, 2018 — The Kāpena Jack Young, the first of four new ocean-going tugs that will soon begin neighbor island service for Young Brothers, has been christened at Port Fourchon, LA.

First RApport 1600-SX harbor tug completes trials

JUNE 25, 2018 — Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) reports that , the first RApport 1600-SX tug, was run through its paces by her builder, Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, last

Vittoria Shipyard delivers ASD tug to Algeria

JUNE 11, 2018 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard has delivered the tugboat Cap de Fer (Yard No. No C 869) to the Skikda, Algeria, port authority (Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda). The ASD tug

AWO approves Decatur Marine as TPO for Responsible Carrier Program

JUNE 7, 2018 — The U.S. national association for towboat, tug, and barge owners and operators, American Waterways Operators (AWO), has approved Decatur Marine Audit & Survey as a third-party organization (TPO)

De Hoop tug sextet set to go to work in Caspian

MAY 30, 2018 — Lobith, Netherlands, headquartered Shipyard De Hoop is completing delivery of a series of six tugs to Kazakhstan-based Caspian Offshore Construction (COC) which, in consortium with Danish Blue Water

Keppel on track to deliver South East Asia’s first LNG fueled tug

APRIL 25, 2018 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug to Keppel Smit Towage, on time and with a perfect safety

Wärtsilä expands, extends maintenance deal with Crowley

MARCH 21, 2018 — Under an agreement that was extended last year, Wärtsilä will cover the maintenance of 22 Wärtsilä engines installed on board 11 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) owned and operated

World Fuel Services to open Tampa Bay fuel supply location

MARCH 1, 2018 — World Fuel Services (WFS) is to operate a new physical marine fuel supply location in Tampa, FL. WFS will supply fuel oil and marine diesel from Port Manatee

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