Robert Allan designs methanol-fueled crew transfer vessel
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — With support from the Carbon Trust, United Kingdom and the Offshore Wind Accelerator program, Robert Allan Ltd. has brought the offshore wind industry closer to eliminating carbon emissions from the supply chain with the development of…
Towing industry inches toward all-electric future
As electric ferries and tour boats become more common, the next big challenge is electric tugboats. Two companies in particular have taken up that challenge: Crowley Maritime and Robert Allan Ltd. More stringent air pollution control regulations are…
Ocean Group acquires Samson Tugboats of Vancouver
(QUEBEC CITY) — Ocean Group has announced the acquisition of Samson Tugboats Inc., a Vancouver-based company specializing in harbor towing in the Vancouver area since 2011. In March 2020, Ocean Group announced that it had been awarded several major contracts…
Master Boat Builders constructing new tugs for Bay Houston, Suderman & Young
(MOBILE, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders announced Monday that it will construct two new tugboats in its Coden, Ala., yard for Bay Houston Towing Co. of Houston, Texas, and two for Suderman & Young Towing of Houston This summer, Master…
McAllister orders two Tier 4 z-drives from Washburn & Doughty
(NEW YORK) — McAllister Towing has signed a contract for the construction of two 93-by-38-foot, Tier 4, 84-metric-ton bollard pull tractor tugs with the option for two more. These tugs will further enhance McAllister’s East Coast fleet with the ability…
Sea Machines plans autonomous voyage around Denmark by ocean tug
(BOSTON) — Sea Machines Robotics will embark on a 1,000-nautical-mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey around Denmark later this month. Aptly named The Machine Odyssey, the voyage marks a landfall moment for autonomous transportation and is slated to prove that…
ABS, Vanderbilt analyze decarbonization strategies for inland waterways
(HOUSTON) — The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Vanderbilt University have published a landmark report analyzing decarbonization strategies for U.S. inland waterways. "Decarbonization of the Inland Waterway Sector in the United States" evaluates the potential for possible future propulsion…
Conrad delivers first of four ABS-classed spud barges to McDonough Marine
(MORGAN CITY, La.) — Conrad Shipyard has delivered the first of four ABS-classed spud barges to McDonough Marine Service, headquartered in Metairie, La. The identical spud barges measure 180 feet by 54 feet by 12.5 feet, have deck strength of…
AWO presents annual tankering safety award to Arcosa Marine
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — Last week, the American Waterways Operators' (AWO) Tankering and Barge Operations Subcommittee presented AWO affiliate member Arcosa Marine Products with the subcommittee's second annual safety award. Arcosa received this award for the design and construction of its…
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Bouchard vessels
(HOUSTON) — Tugboat and barge operator Bouchard Transportation, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September, has secured court approval to sell its two main asset groups for $245 million, Reuters reported. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones on Thursday…
Job well done knows no gender on Maine-based McAllister tug
Palanca Rio backed away from the terminal on a damp and dreary spring morning in Maine. Capt. Sarah Kaplan, helming the tugboat Andrew McAllister, stretched her line and began pulling aft to swing the tanker’s bow to port. The…
