Harley Marine announces names for ATB units

JANUARY 20, 2017—Harley Marine Services, Seattle, WA, has announced the names for two Articulated Tug & Barge (ATB) units currently under construction at Gunderson Marine in Portland, OR, and Conrad Shipyard, Morgan

Wheelhouse installed on Third Foss Arctic Class tug

JANUARY 19, 2017 — Foss Maritime’s Rainier Shipyard is making rapid progress with construction of the Nicole Foss, the third of three Arctic-Class tugs. Today the company tweeted a picture of the

Tug sale takes Marcon past million horsepower milestone

DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Shipbroker Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, has passed a notable milestone. Over the last 35 years it has brokered 322 tugs for sales or charter, totaling 1,005,657 HP.

MGBW building new compact, robust yard tug

DECEMBER 16, 2016—Shipyards that build and repair oceangoing vessels often employ their own small yard-tug to maneuver in and around yard structures, reposition hulls in dry docks or to control newly launched

Gondan launches Europe’s third dual fuel tug

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — At high tide today, Gondan Shipyard, Figueras, Spain, launched the third dual fueled tug thus far built in Europe. The vessel is the last of in series of

Chinese owner takes delivery of RAmparts 3300 ASD

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — China’s JiangSu Zhenjiang Shipyard last month delivered the Cao Gang 26, a new RAmparts 3300 ASD tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd., to Cao Fei Dian Port in

Crane barge drydocked at Great Lakes Shipyard

NOVEMBER 28, 2016—Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, recently completed the drydocking, steel repairs and ABS Load Line inspection and renewal of the 150 ft x 50 ft x 10 ft crane barge

Signet launches “Maserati of the River”

NOVEMBER 18, 2016 — E.N. Bisso and Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R), Pascagoula, MS, recently christened and launched E.N. Bisso’s newest high technology Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) design ASD tug.  “She is named

Ocean Group takes delivery of second TundRA 3600

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Ocean Group Inc., Quebec City, Canada has taken delivery of the 6,000 kW ASD tug Ocean Taiga, built at its own shipyard, Ocean Industries, on Iles aux

ICS urges Canada not to impose BC tanker moratorium

OCTOBER 18, 2016 — When it took office Canada’s Trudeau administration said it would formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbia’s North Coast. The recent grounding of the

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