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

Chilean shipyard picks MAN 175 D engines to power ASD tug

Chile’s ASENAV S.A. shipyard has placed an order with MAN Energy Solutions for two 12V175D-MM IMO Tier II engines to power a tug. Each rated at 2,040 kW @ 1,800 rpm, they

Aerial view of Gulf Marine Repair shipyard in Tampa, Fla. (Credit: Gulf Marine Repair)

10 minutes with Gulf Marine Repair president Richard McCreary

On January 31, family-owned Hendry Marine Industries appointed Richard McCreary as president of its Gulf Marine Repair shipyard in Tampa, Fla. The shipyard’s core business focuses on repair, conversion and modification of

Peruvian tug operator opts for Schottel mechanical hybrid solution

A tugboat on order at Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong for PSA Marine Peru will be equipped with Schottel RudderPropellers featuring the patented Sydrive-M technology. Sydrive-M connects a vessel’s port and

Barge afloat

Grounded tug and barge refloated

A tugboat and barge that grounded off Florida, February 3, have been successfully refloated and are now in Port Everglades for inspection and repairs. The tug Sea Eagle and the barge are

Refloated after grounding, Maersk Mumbai heads for Bremerhaven

The Maersk containership Maersk Mumbai, which grounded on the approach to Bremerhaven, February 2 has been refloated. The operation was coordinated by Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando), which said that

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