Shell Marine 40 launched for tugs and fishing vessels

UNE 6, 2018 — Shell Marine is launching Shell Marine 40, an engine oil for use in high-speed diesel engines in the fishing and tug boat segments. The product has been formulated

Rolls-Royce to supply MTU engines for four new Brazilian tugs

MAY 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply MTU engines for four new tugs for Aliança Navegação, a company owned by the Hamburg Süd shipping line. The company uses

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

Sanmar orders 42 Rolls-Royce thrusters in multi-year supply agreement

MARCH 15, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has secured a major order from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards for propulsion and deck equipment for tugboats the yard is building for various customers. The scope of supply

P&R Water Taxi uses cloud-based solution for maintenance

FEBRUARY 14, 2018 —P&R Water Taxi, LLC, a Honolulu-based operator of tugs, utility boats, crewboats, and offshore support vessels, has signed a contract with MobileOps, Inc., Woodinville, WA, to use the MobileOps

Modutech Marine delivers first of 24 Cummins powered tugs to Navy

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

Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Vane Brothers ink another tug deal

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

BV issues new class rules for OSVs, tugs

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

New Sanmar terminal tugs to have MTU engines

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

SAL Heavy Lift brings a dozen from Damen to Rotterdam

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

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