An electrical generator set failure and subsequent loss of steering led to the grounding of a towing vessel near Greenville, Mississippi late last year, the National Tran ..
Florida-based marine logistics company Seabulk has taken delivery of two new tugs in a series from Master Boat Builders of Coden, Alabama. Designed by Canadian naval arch ..
The National Transportation Board (NTSB) said recently that a Mississippi River towing vessel’s pilot and its captain pushed its tow up against a riverbank too close to ..
Tug deliveries have been completed to Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port and the Orkney Islands as construction is underway on a future salvage and rescue ship for the US Navy. A C ..
As with Baird Maritime‘s previous feature weeks covering marine towage and salvage, we once again take a closer look into some of the highly capable vessels that ch ..
When I was a young boy, I had a big book of ships that included cut-away images of some of the vessels. The British Atlantic passenger ship Queen Mary was one. I was fasc ..
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on a main diesel engine led to an engine room fire on a towing vessel near Belleview, Kentucky late last year, the National ..
A Turkish builder completes deliveries to five customers in four countries while a new river pusher tug for a US owner is nearing completion. A partnership in the US has ..
WORK BOAT WORLD: Peter Broad has formally taken up his position as President of the International Institute of Marine Surveying for a two-year term succeeding Geoff Waddi ..
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