VIDEO: TSB Canada warns on girding risks facing tugs

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today released its its investigation report (M18P0230) on the August 2018 girding and capsizing of the tug George H Ledcor. The TSB says that its report

Coast Guard responds to triple towboat sinking

The Coast Guard was responding Sunday to three vessels that sunk on the Illinois River near Hardin, Illinois. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report Friday of three

Is this how to make almost any tug an icebreaker?

A new Finnish initiative would enable any ice strengthened vessel to be used for icebreaking, using a motorized removable bow powered by Danfoss Editron. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched a

Turkish tugboats deliver big bollard pull on trials

The first of two new tugboats being built for the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety delivered exceptional results on sea trials that included a bollard pull certified at 75 tons by

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AWO officials testify on state of U.S. maritime industry

The American Waterways Operators testified yesterday before two congressional committees on the state of the American maritime industry. Tom Allegretti, President & CEO, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Innovative Z-Tech tug incorporates RAstar hullform

Designer Robert Allan Ltd has released some more technical details on the Mark E. Kuebler, the first in a series of ten innovative Z-Tech 30-80 tugs recently delivered by Gulf Island Shipyards

AWO releases best practices for managing cyber risk

DECEMBER 13, 2018 — The American Waterways Operators has released best practices to help the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry in identifying and managing cyber risks and detecting and responding to

Study raises concerns about Panama Canal tugboat captain fatigue

DECEMBER 6, 2018 — The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says that a major accident on the Panama Canal could be imminent, releasing the results of an independent report that it commissioned

Foss transfers powerful hybrid tug to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Alaska

OCTOBER 29, 2018 – The Bering Wind, a powerful Dolphin Class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach, CA, to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage, AK.

AWO responds to Senate vote against Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

APRIL 19, 2018 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) reports that yesterday, due to inclusion of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) within the bill, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

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