Great Lakes Dredge and Dock to take $42-$47 million hit

OCTOBER 7, 2017 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is to take a charge of $42- $47 milliion. CEO Lasse Petterson says that, as a result of a “deep dive” into

McCain calls for Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Problems with shoreside distribution rather than any shortage of Jones Act vessels are proving to be the major obstacle to getting relief cargoes to Puerto Rico where they

Damen to open Service Hub in Russian Black Sea port

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has signed a Letter of Intent with Russia’s Delo Group, whose DeloPorts subsidiary operates the Aleksino Port Marina Shipyard in the Port of Novorossiysk, on

Damen Shipyards Sharjah lays keel for ASD tug

AUGUST 31, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Sharjah, UAE, held a keel laying ceremony this week for an ASD Tug 2913 that the shipyard is building for Saqr Ports, part of Rash Al

Great Lakes Shipyard delivers first Damen design tug

AUGUST 22, 2017 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has delivered the first of ten Damen Stan Tug 1907 ICE design vessels to sister company Great Lakes Towing Company Delivery of the tug,

New tug to feature unique electric-driven winch

AUGUST 18, 2017— For several decades, Rapp Marine has designed, engineered and delivered towing winches for workboat market. Combining the best ideas from its past work in the other commercial industries and

First Tier 4 tug on East Coast goes to work in New York

AUGUST 10, 2017 — The Capt. Brian A. McAllister, the first EPA Tier 4 tug on the U.S. East Coast is now at work for McAllister Towing. Named after the company’s Chairman,

Malaysian shipyard launches versatile ASD tug

AUGUST 9, 2017 — The azimuthing stern drive (ASD) format has become the norm for a great many tugs working in vessel assist around the world’s ports. Many ASD tugs are dedicated

Video: New tug for NASSCO christened

AUGUST 4, 2017—A christening ceremony was recently held for a new 820 hp, steel-hull tug built by Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW) for General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA. Designed by naval

Russian gas pipeline prompts growth in Black Sea

AUGUST 4, 2017—Responding to what it sees as “significant growth” in the Black Sea harbor towing and offshore work market, Dutch towing and salvage specialist Multraship is transferring its 63-ton bollard pull

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