TTB - Tugs, Towboats & Barges 2023

TTB 2023 to focus on making the green transition work 

The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry may already be the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most economical mode of freight transportation, but it is faced with the challenge of making a

Svitzer tug

Svitzer: Tug speed reduction program saves 1,000 tonnes of CO2

Maersk Group global towage operator Svitzer reports that its Aim for 8 speed initiative has successfully prevented 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. The initiative asks tug crews

Svitzer Tug

Op-Ed: Delivering high-quality towage services in a competitive market

By Lise Demant, Managing Director, Svitzer Europe The towage sector undoubtedly plays a critical role in the global supply chain. Without this essential service, larger vessels would be unable to berth and

Master Boat Builders tug

Bay Houston orders fourth new tugboat at Master Boat Builders

Coden, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. reports that it is to construct a fourth new tugboat for Bay Houston Towing Co. of Houston, Texas. Master Boat Builders is currently building three

Ammonia-fueled tugboat

ClassNK awards AiP for ammonia-fueled tugboat design

A Japanese project aimed at trialing an ammonia-fueled tugboat — the A-Tug — in the port of Yokohama by FY2024 has reached an important milestone. It has now gained an Approval in

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge's latest

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

Crowley sustainability report

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

offshore wind turbine installation vessel

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

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

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