The US Coast Guard is overseeing the salvage and recovery of the tug Miss Aida, which sank approximately two nautical miles north of Cape Henlopen State Park on Monday, ..
Inland Tug Operations
Nibulon launches fourth Project 121M tug
Ukraine’s Nibulon Shipbuilding and Repair Yard launched a new tug into the water on Friday, November 20. Named Nibulon-15, the tug is the fourth to be built under ..
Ingram Barge to acquire assets of two Houston-based inland shipping companies
Ingram Barge Company of Nashville, Tennessee, through wholly-owned subsidiary Houston Fleeting Services, has entered into an agreement to acquire the business assets of ..
US Coast Guard investigating collision near Emerald Isle, North Carolina
The US Coast Guard has responded to and is investigating a collision that reportedly took place between a tug and barge and a pontoon boat near the Emerald Isle High-Rise ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Patria 22 – Shallow-draught, barge-handling tug designed for Indonesia’s Barito River
Patria Maritim Perkasa, a state-owned shipbuilder in Batam, Indonesia, has delivered Patria 22, the first unit in a new series of three shallow-draught tugs ordered in ..
Master Marine delivers first unit in four-pushboat series to New Orleans operator
Louisiana builder Master Marine has delivered the first unit in a series of four pushboats ordered by New Orleans operator Plimsoll Marine. The Entech-designed Iron Lady ..
VESSEL REVIEW | A. Thomas Higgins – Second in new series of “go-anywhere” river and ocean tugs for Bisso Offshore
Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida, recently delivered a new steel-hulled Z-drive ship assist tug to Bisso Offshore, a division of marine services company ..
New York Power Authority gets new ice-removing tug
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently took delivery of a new tug ordered from Rhode Island builder Blount Boats. The Bristol Harbor Group-designed Breaker II has a ..
FEATURE | North Arm Transport: innovation in towing
Founded in 1958 as an extension of the Stradiotti family businesses, North Arm Transportation has grown to be a significant fuel company on the BC coast. Over the years, ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Beysug – Third 80-metre workhorse in series joins Rosmorrechflot’s salvage and rescue fleet
A new multi-purpose vessel was recently commissioned into the Marine Rescue Service of the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation (Rosmorrechflot) ..