Versatile tractor tug joins Cook Inlet Tug & Barge
The Dr. Hank Kaplan, a versatile and powerful harbor tug, entered service in Alaska earlier this month in the Cook Inlet Tug & Barge fleet. Delivered to its original owner in 2017
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Crowley releases its first sustainability report
Marking a key milestone its ambition to become “the most sustainable and innovative maritime and logistics company in the Americas,” Crowley has released its inaugural sustainability report. The report aims to assess
VIDEO: Maersk Supply and Kirby partner up for U.S. offshore wind
Mystery solved. Maersk Supply Service is the customer for the wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered at Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine last week. Supporting the newbuild investment, Maersk Supply has been awarded a
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
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
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
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
TTB 2022: The Great Crewing War
On March 30—Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Matt Fuhrman, CEO of Core Group Resources based in Houston, Texas, will present on tug crewing