hybrid electric tug

Master Boat Builders delivers first Seabulk electric-hybrid tug

Master Boat Builders Inc. reports that its Coden, Ala., shipyard has now delivered the electric-hybrid tug Spartan to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered SEACOR group member Seabulk. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., the

Tug with onboard carbom capture

New fleet of MGO-fueled tugs will feature onboard carbon capture

Two Netherlands-based companies are to carry out a conceptual design study for a new fleet of MGO-fueled tugs that will be fitted with an onboard carbon capture system. The tugs are to

Sheen around grounded tug

Response to Alaska tug grounding continues

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat, continues to lead the response efforts for the grounded tug Western Mariner in Alaska’s Neva Strait,

Coast Guard responds to Alaska tug grounding

The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and Western Towboat have established a unified command in response to a tug grounding in Alaska’s Neva Strait, with a subsequent spill of

Austal USA shipyard with tugs and a military ship

Q&A: Austal USA’s Larry Ryder talks shipbuilding hurdles, milestones and more

As Marine Log gets its annual TTB 2022 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event underway next week, guests will have a unique opportunity to tour Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., one of the

Kyle Durden, president and CEO, Bergan Marine Systems

Q&A: Bergan Marine Systems talks marine safety and compliance

For 45 years, Bergan Marine Systems, Pensacola, Fla., has operated as marine safety consultants and equipment suppliers of cargo protection systems for barges, ships, and U.S. government vessels. The company creates custom marine

Navtek talks tug technology for going green

Q&A: Navtek talks tug market technologies

One of four panelists on the TTB 2022 topic of “How Technology is Shaping the Future of Tugs and Towboats,” Istanbul-native Ferhat Acuner, general manager of Navtek Naval Technologies Inc., has 33

Tidewater orders tug duo at Damen

Damen Shipyards reports that it has signed a contract with Houston-headquartered Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309. The tugs will be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah

EVs and car carrier MOL is looking to AI for car carrier fire protection

Felicity Ace car carrier fire set to push up marine insurance costs

Volkswagen AG has come far from the days of the beloved air-cooled bug. These days its portfolio includes brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini. That means that the fire still burning aboard

E-Pusher

Kotug plans zero-emission barging to Cargill via electric tugboat

Kotug, based in Rotterdam, and Vancouver, B.C.-based Shift Clean Energy are to provide a zero-emissions barging solution that will bring cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to agribusiness giant Cargill’s cocoa

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