Sentinel completes U.S. Navy’s six-tug order from Dakota Creek The U.S. Navy developed the YT 808 series with the goal of upgrading its fleet of ship-assist tugboats. With the delivery of YT 813/Sentinel in late March, that mission is accomplished.  The 90-by-38-foot Sentinel is the sixth and final vessel in the series featuring the Robert Allan Ltd. Z-Tech 4500…

  Latest Seabulk Rotortugs add power and bollard pull Seabulk Towing welcomed the first Advanced Rotortug (ART) to American shores in 2017. Fast-forward five years: the company now operates four of the specialized triple-screw tugboats with a fifth on the way.  The 98-foot Nike is the first of two ART 90-98US tugboats due from Master Boat Builders using a design…

Florida Marine Transporters welcomes new towboat series   Eric Brumfield Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) of Mandeville, La., took delivery of five towboats in 2021, including Eric Brumfield, the lead vessel in a new class of 76-by-35-foot pushboats.  Steiner Shipyard of Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered the 2,000-hp Eric Brumfield in August 2021, followed four months later by the second tug…