The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander discusses Corps' plans with state & local representatives.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District Commander Col…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District name new survey boat 'Swart' at the engineer repair yard.The boat is named after Dirk Swart III (1935-2011) who served as captain and operator of District survey vessel Gillette from 1971 to his retirement in 2002 at the age of 76…
Kirby Corporation completes the acquisition of Penn Maritime Inc. & Maritime Investments LLC, US operators of tank barges and tugboats.Penn's fleet, comprised of 18 double-hulled tank barges with a capacity of 1.9 million barrels and 16 tugboats…
Samson Tug Boats Inc. launch the 'Kootenay', a BC-locally built tugboat for operations on the Fraser Fiver.Not only is she a local design – she is locally built. The 5,000hp tug, designed by AG McIlwain, was launched from the North Vancouver shores at ABD Shipyards…
The companies were honored with two significant awards at the recent International Workboat Show (IWS) in New Orleans.Together Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime , the company’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released a 'Request For Tender' for a level-two emergency towage contract.While the safety standards of commercial shipping have steadily improved, internal experience has shown that a single major pollution incident can result in huge losses…
Naval architect Vripack has designed a 43 ft. supply vessel together with Ribbon Yachts in the Netherlands. And by looking at the proportions between line and surface, one can easily see that the design of the agile and modern Ribbon 45 SC is the foundation for the sturdy Ribbon Offshore…
CEACT/SevenC's digital chart software displays latest USACE additional rock pinnacles data in the Upper Mississippi.Due to the historical lowest water level USACE has issued additional rock pinnacles data for different water levels in order to continue shipping on the Upper Mississippi…
Response crews complete salvage of tug 'Polar Wind' & its barge 'Unimak Trader' from Ukolnoi Island, 40 miles east of Cold Bay.The five-person crew of the Polar Wind was rescued Nov. 13 after the tug ran aground and began taking on water…
Wärtsilä's John Hatley PE, Americas VP Ship Power, will talk on the subject at upcoming International Workboat Show (IWBS), New Orleans.Wärtsilä’s gas systems offerings now include small scale LNG liquefaction , regasification , LNG fuel systems and LNGPac…
Boatracs announces strategic partnership with Maritime Compliance Internationa (MCI)l to provide Subchapter M compliance solution.The two companies are collaborating in the development of a new electronic forms software product for the workboat…
Kirby Corporation (Kirby) has signed an agreement to acquire Penn Maritime Inc. (Penn) and Maritime Investments LLC.Penn Maritime is an operator of tank barges and tugboats participating in the coastal transportation of primarily black oil products in the United States…
Tognum to showcase its upgraded MTU 8V 4000 engine, world's first EPA Tier 3 commercial marine engine in its class.Tognum will display its upgraded MTU 8V 4000 M54 Ironmen workboat engine—the world’s first EPA Tier 3 solution in its class—at the International Workboat Show…
The UK Club's Loss Prevention team takes a close look at tug and barge operations worldwide from the P&I perspective.The latest Loss Prevention publication from the UK P&I Club is entitled 'Tug and Barge Matters', running to 18 pages and heavily illustrated…
Tugboats 'Izbaizabal Diez' & 'Izbaizabal Once' delivered to Spanish tug company Remolcadores Izbaizabal by Astilleros Armon in Navia, Spain.The design features a full raised forecastle running nearly half the length of the tug to provide…