MARCO Delivers First of Two 104-ft. Boats for SF Bar Pilots
A few weeks before scheduled delivery of the first of two new 104-ft. pilot boats for the San Francisco Bar Pilots, Marco Shipyard Seattle managers were anticipating a smooth…
Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. Christens San Joaquin
Buffalo Marine Service, Inc., a full-service marine fuel bunkering company serving the Gulf Coast, recently christened the newest of its nine-boat fleet, at its…
Cruise West Takes Delivery of Two Boats from Demaree
Demaree Inflatable Boats Inc. (DIB) has delivered two 19-ft. Ship-to-Shore boats to Cruise West, a small-ship cruise line based in Seattle, Wash. Cruise West purchased these USCG-approved…
ODU Places Order with Gladding-Hearn
Old Dominion University’s Educational Foundation in Norfolk, Va. has ordered a new research vessel from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset. Mass. The new vessel…
Bollinger to Build Two for Seacor Marine
Bollinger Shipyards has been granted a contract to build two 145.5 ft. supply/utility vessels for Seacor Marine of Houston, Texas. Construction will commence at Bollinger’s Lockport, La.
Caribbean Towing Sells Tug to Jonah
Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Wash., announced that Caribbean Towing, Inc. of Madisonville, La., has sold its 3,900 hp twin screw, U.S. flag tug Ranger to Jonah Co., Inc. of Lockport, La.
Seaway Opening Is Earliest Ever
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened for the 2001 navigation season on March 23, 2001, the earliest start in the 43-year history of the waterway that connects the middle…
Bisso Completes Heavy Lift Projects
Bisso Marine Co., Inc.’s heavy lift crews have completed several projects since the beginning of the year. D/B Cappy Bisso launched a 200-ft. dining vessel in Algiers Canal for Superior Diving Co.
Buchanan Taps Blount/Barker for New Tug
Blount/Barker Shipbuilding signed a contract with Buchanan Marine, New Haven, Conn., for the construction of an 85 ft., 2,400 hp all welded, Twin Screw tug. Powered…
Washburn & Doughty Sign Contract with Wilmington Tug
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine signed a contract to build a 4,200 hp Z-Drive Tug for Wilmington Tug of Wilmington, Delaware. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd.…
Dive Boat Company Found Negligent
Everything was going swimmingly for California couple Michael and Lynda Evans on a diving excursion 5 miles (8 km) off Florida’s Key Largo — until they surfaced…
Bush Administration Deems Jones Act ‘Essential’
In its first public statement on the Jones Act, the Bush Administration has declared the law must be maintained as “an essential element of U.S. maritime policy…
Bollinger, K-Sea Agree On Barge Construction Program
Bollinger Gretna, L.L.C., Harvey, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, and K-Sea Transportation Corp. of New York have signed a contract for the construction of four double hull…
Fog May Pose Threat to Gulf Coast Shipping
Fog, which has shrouded parts of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast in recent weeks, could remain an intermittent threat to shipping and crude oil imports through April…
Lytal to Add Second Bollinger OSV
Following the delivery of one of Bollinger Shipyard’s 145.5- x 36-ft. utility class OSVs in 2000, Lytal Oceans, Ltd. will add a second of the popular vessels to their fleet this April.
A&B Industries To Build 76 Ft. Tug
A&B Industries, of Morgan City, La., has signed a contract with Luhr Bros., Columbia, Ill., for a 76-ft. model bow tug for service in the Great Lakes as a switch tug and general operations vessel.
For Oil or Tuna, One Design Can Do It All
Commercial diver John Template likes to have boats built and he doesn’t much mind whether he operates them or sells them. This May he will take delivery of the second…
Tug Refurbishment Program Launched at Crowley
Crowley Liner Services has launched a major refurbishment of 25 seagoing tugs to extend their lives at least another 15 years. These U.S.-flagged, Invader-Class vessels…
Walker: Build Now, Build Many
The title of this article was the simplified (and anticipated) statement from the mouth of Allen Walker, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA),…
Brown Water Industry Currently ‘In Transition’
The profitable process of moving products through North America’s vast inland waterways systems is increasingly dependent on vessel owners and operators finding…
