The Philippine Coast Guard responded to a maritime incident involving a distressed tug with eight crewmembers and a barge laden with black sand and boulders off Laoang Ri ..
Parker Towing, a family-owned towage company from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, christened the newest addition to its fleet of river vessels on Friday, July 23. Jared Phillips, na ..
Barkmeijer Shipyards, a company under Netherlands-based Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, has delivered the final one of three shallow-draught pusher tugs ordered by local operat ..
In America, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently published their Safer Seas Digest 2020, a record of the 42 major incidents they investigated during t ..
New Jersey-based Weeks Marine recently took delivery of a new tug from Rodriguez Shipbuilding of Alabama. The 62.5- by 25-foot (19- by 7.62-metre) William O will be used ..
Crowley Fuels recently took delivery of a new 55,000-barrel articulated tug and barge (ATB). The 410-foot (124.9-metre) Aurora/Qamun is the second in a series to join the ..
The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots’ insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towing vessels in the Lower Mississi ..
Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine has taken delivery of the second in a series of three towboats built by C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chase, Louisiana. Designed by ..
Metal Shark Alabama has delivered a new steel river towboat to Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) of Mandeville, Louisiana. Gianna Hull is the final one of three vessels d ..
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