24 Nov

Massachusetts setting up escort program for double-hull vessels on Buzzards Bay

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner, Tugboats & Towing
Under a new Massachusetts law, all double-hull vessels transporting petroleum products across Buzzards Bay will have tug escorts and state pilots provided to them free of charge. Oil covered rocks along Buzzards Bay after a barge towed by a tug struck a ledge in April 2003. About 98,000 gallons of oil were spilled in the accident. (Courtesy National Oceanic and…
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24 Sep

Hybrid tug designs aim for efficiencies during stop-and-go harbor operations

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing
Ten years ago hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius seemed a bit far-fetched to most of us, but today, despite the higher cost, their popularity continues to grow with more than 1 million vehicles sold. At the recent International Tug & Salvage Convention in Singapore, four companies presented their versions of hybrid technology for harbor tugs. Foss is building a…
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23 Sep

New barge honors company founder

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing
Winslow Marine, of Falmouth, Maine, took delivery in June of a new barge, Captain E., named in honor of the company’s founder, Capt. Eliot Winslow. Capt. E, built for Winslow Marine, was named after the company?s founder, Eliot Winslow, and was christened by his widow, Marjorie, above. The 150-foot-long barge, one of the largest ever built in Maine, will transport…
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23 Sep

Bollinger delivers double-hull oil barge

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing
Bollinger Gretna LLC, of Harvey, La., one of the Bollinger shipyards, delivered B. No. 260, a double-hull, 60,000-barrel oil tank barge to Bouchard Ocean Services of Melville, N.Y. The new ocean barge is 350 feet long with a 75-foot beam and a 25-foot depth. Bouchard Ocean Services has taken delivery of a double-hull, 60,000-barrel oil barge. Built by Bollinger Gretna,…
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23 Sep

Derecktor Shipyards to build offshore tugs for Massachusetts LNG

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing
The regional benefits of having a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Massachusetts are showing up in this order of two offshore terminal tugs, to be built by Derecktor Shipyards, based in Bridgeport, Conn.Derecktor Shipyards announced in June that it signed a contract to deliver two tugs to Boston Towing & Transportation of East Boston, a subsidiary of Reinauer…
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16 May

Dann Marine shows off impressive new wire towing vessel: Treasure Coast

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing
Treasure Coast. (Brian Gauvin). Dann Marine Towing, a mid-Atlantic family-operated company that has been in the tug business for some five generations, recently introduced the 16th tug in its fleet, a 104-footer delivered from Rodriguez Boat Builders of Alabama. This 3,000-hp, twin-screw tug, Treasure Coast, with elevated pilothouse, was designed and built specifically for towing oil barges on the Eastern…
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