Uzmar-built tug returns from successful sea trials

APRIL 13, 2014 — Turkish shipbuilder Uzmar reports that the 20.4 m line multipurpose Robert Allan designed line-handling tug Koc Musaned 2 returned to its Izmit shipyard April 5 after the first

Harley adds new tug to New York fleet

APRIL 11, 2014—Harley Marine NY, a subsidiary of Harley Marine Services, Seattle, WA, recently took delivery of the 75-foot-long river-style push-boat HMS Justice from Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City, LA. The 2,000

Damen gets order for shallow draft ASD tug

APRIL 11, 2014 — Smit Lamnalco has contracted Damen Shipyards Group to build a new, shallow draft ASD Tug 2810. The tug is being built to expand Smit Lamnalco’s oil and gas

SX 157 award biggest yet for Ulstein D&S

MARCH 31, 2014 — Ulstein has released a few more details of the four SX157 design ocean going tugs that Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan will be build for the

Crowley tugs deliver Tubular Bells topside

MARCH 28, 2014 — Closely following the delivery of the Jack/St. Malo floater (see earlier story), Crowley has again demonstrated its petroleum industry support capabilities by providing ocean towing services for the

Refiner to offer low sulfur blend to tug and towboat market

MARCH 20, 2014  — Independently owned crude oil refinery Continental Refining Company, LLC, Somerset, KY, is producing a low sulfur marine diesel fuel (T-90 700) for use in the ECA 1 Operating

Rolls-Royce to power Asia’s first gas-fueled tugs

MARCH 20, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC, to power Asia’s first gas fueled tugs. The order is for systems for two tugs to be

Three Keppel O&M shipyards book contracts

MARCH 17, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd reports that subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard, Keppel Singmarine, and Keppel Nantong Shipyard have secured contracts worth a total of about S$140 million. “Keppel

Gunderson Marine launches heavy lift cargo deck barge

MARCH 16, 2014—More than 200 guests were on hand at the Portland, OR, shipyard of Gunderson Marine for the christening and launching of the Prometheus, a new 300-foot-long heavy lift deck cargo

Vigor Fab to build two ATB tank barges

MARCH 3, 2014 — Vigor Fab has been awarded a contract to build two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine Services, Inc., Seattle, WA. The 422 ft x 76 ft x

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