SAAM and SMIT Team Up – Joint Venture Likely to Create Leading U.S. Tug Operation
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)–Chilean shipping company Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA’s (VAPORES.SN) logistics SAAM business and Dutch dredging and
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)–Chilean shipping company Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA’s (VAPORES.SN) logistics SAAM business and Dutch dredging and
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark last week launched SVITZER Australia’s newest Tugboat ‘SVITZER Marysville’ at Docklands in
By Ralph Gardner Jr. I needed help understanding my serious tugboat fixation. So I turned to someone who I thought might be able to offer some insight, who
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. Today, the USCG has published its notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for the towing vessel
Last week we brought you news of the tug Aries that sank in the Bering Sea. Master of the Aries and good friend of gCaptain, Captain Doug Pine, put
Photo courtesy Robert Allan Ltd. IRSHAD, a joint venture between ADNOC and Lamnalco, have taken delivery of their latest high-performance terminal
Photo via Fastcompany So what’s the easiest way to get fresh drinking water to the billion+ thirsty people of the world? Well, according to French
The USCG has just rolled out a new website for their Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE), located in Paducah, KY. Every tugboater in the United
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s tugboat industry is hoping an incoming wave of economic activity this year will offset a lengthy slump that left many tugs tied
(NEW ORLEANS; Jan. 5, 2011) – Two Jensen Maritime-designed tugboats, the Elizabeth B and Beverly B, were commissioned into the E.N. Bisso & Son Inc.
K Line Offshore’s KL Sandefjord just completed sea trials and set the new world record at 430 tons (390 metric) for a bollard pull by an anchor handling
Photo By Ronald On November 11th the tug Fairplay 22 got underway to assist the ferry Stena Britannica in her transit to the Stena Terminal, Hoek van Holland,
Click image for high resolution This weeks ship photo comes to us from the 18th annual running of the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition held at
The following is an article written by the good folks at the Towmasters blog: There is a powerful belief these days that you absolutely must have an advanced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxQ3j1dwko The above video is of the RivTow vessel Hercules, a self loading, self dumping log barge. Captain Don Rose tells us
Crowley’s petroleum transportation group recently made history, as its 155,000-barrel ATB, Sea Reliance/550-1, became the largest of its kind to have
For those of you on Facebook, check out the new Fan Page, Master of Towing Vessels Association, started by gCaptain.com Forum Super Moderator, Doug Pine.
This weeks Interesting Ship is Dolphin Marine international Dolphin III Towing and Anchor Handling Tug. The Dolphin III has been in service since 2001 and is
Today’s Incident Photo Of The Week is the tugboat “The Carrie”. News 6 in Corpus Christi tells us: A tugboat caught fire at about 7 a.m.
We don’t generally post press releases on the blog here, but we have been so fascinated by some of Wärtsilä’s previous work that we thought
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