JANUARY 8, 2017 — Modutech Marine Inc., Tacoma, WA, last month delivered the first of 24 tugs, designated Work Boat Medium, to the Navy. The others will follow at regular intervals through
DECEMBER 21, 2017—In the continuation of a newbuilding partnership that extends some 10 years, Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp., Salisbury, MD, announced that it had inked a new agreement with Vane Brothers, Baltimore, MD
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017—Class society Bureau Veritas recently issued new rules for the Classification of Offshore Service Vessels and Tugs, including new class notations for pipelay vessels, accommodation units, offshore construction vessels and
AUGUST 15, 2017 — Rolls-Royce and Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of eight MTU Series 4000 engines for four new terminal tugs. The contract includes an option
AUGUST 11, 2017 — SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone has arrived in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands with a multiple vessel shipment of twelve Damen vessels. The shipment consists of
JULY 27, 2017 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) announced net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 of $25.8 million, or $0.48 per share, compared with $38.9 million, or $0.72
JULY 20, 2017 — A report by the U.K. Marine Accident Branch is a reminder that a particular hazard faced by tugs is girting. Girting occurs when high athwarthships towing forces cause
JUNE 29, 2017 — The world’s largest floating LNG facility (FLNG), Shell’s Prelude, is now under tow from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, to gas fields off the
JUNE 21, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has won an order to build 19 specially customized shallow draft vessels for German heavy lift specialist Combi Lift. The vessels will be used to
JUNE 15, 2017 – Damen Shipyards Group is to deliver three newbuild tugs to Kotug Smit Towage for its European harbor towage operations. The order is for two ASD Tugs 2913 and
