As the first vessel successfully transited the Baltimore temporary channel established following the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Unified Command responding to the disaster announced plans to establish a second alternate channel.
The first vessel transiting the temporary channel, at 3.00 p.m. yesterday was the tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge used to supply jet fuel to the Department of Defense, It was transiting to Dover Air Force Base.
The first...
Hong Kong headquartered Cheoy Lee Shipyards has marked a significant milestone. The tug Joymoni, recently delivered to Mongla Port Authority in Bangladesh is the 50th RAmparts 3200-CL to be completed by the shipbuilder, and it represents more than a decade of evolution and refinement in tug design.
The RAmparts 3200-CL was designed by Robert Allan Ltd in 2008 exclusively for Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd., with the first tug, Ocean Pioneer, delivered to Ocean Sparkle in India in 2011. Based on the...
U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection have apprehended 12 stowaway migrants in a response that began at 8.43 a.m Saturday, Nov. 25, when watchstanders at Sector San Juan received notification from a Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew of a possible stowaway sighting aboard a barge that was being towed by the tugboat Sarah Dann.
Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Boarding Team responded to the report and found nine stowaways aboard the barge, including one who was unresponsive. The...
A devastating collision in the Suez Canal on Saturday resulted in the sinking of […]
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SAAM, a company providing port, logistics and towage services in the Americas, concluded the […]
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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 to navigate at a maximum speed of eight knots during mobilization and demobilization.
A pilot of the Aim for 8 initiative started in late 2021 across Svitzer’s U.K. operations and is part of the company’s multi-faceted decarbonization strategy that was launched in May 2022. The initiative proves...
K Line’s group company Seagate Corporation will build a new electric tugboat powered by battery, the Japanese shipping company revealed.
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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 vessels of the same Robert Allan Ltd. Z-Tech design for Bay Houston and will soon begin construction on this fourth vessel in the series.
“Bay Houston has an incredible reputation as one of the top tugboat operators in the entire country and we are thrilled to continue working with them on a fourth...
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 Principle (AiP) for the tug’s design from ClassNK.
In addition to ClassNK, the partners in the project are NYK Line and IHI Power Systems. NYK Line is responsible for design construction and operation of the A-Tug. IHI Power Systems, whose subsidiaries include engine manufacturer Niigata Power Systems, is responsible...
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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 and establish a transparent reference point to measure progress toward its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals to build a more sustainable tomorrow.
The report builds on Crowley’s recent announcement of its ambition to achieve net-zero emissions using a science-based...
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