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Kirby to pay $4.9M in penalties for 2014 oil spill
Kirby Inland Marine has agreed to pay $4.9 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties…
Z-drive thrusters a growing force in inland market
With the slow down in the offshore energy sector, equipment suppliers are looking at other…
Bisso Marine’s chairman Cappy Bisso III dead at 75
Capt. William A. “Cappy” Bisso III, the fourth generation chairman of the board of Bisso…
Artist elaborately spoofs fake ferry disaster
In a bizarre bit of maritime news out of Staten Island, NY, an artist has erected…
For bankrupt Hanjin, costs and containers pile up in U.S. ports
(Bloomberg) — Hanjin Shipping Co. and its customers are being asked to pay more than usual…
Maersk ‘done with ordering new steel,’ targets acquisitions
(Bloomberg) — The owner of the world’s largest container shipping line will stop ordering newly…
Panama Canal, low energy prices position U.S. for LNG trade
The shale gas revolution in North America and the search for diverse and secure energy…
Oregon’s Zidell Marine to cease barge construction
Zidell Marine has notified employees that it will cease building barges after construction on a current…
Quantic Engineering to support Eastern on OPC contract
Quantic Engineering and Logistics Corporation, Panama City Beach, Fla., will serve as Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s integrated…
Bisso takes delivery of another Main Iron-built Z-drive tug
Last week, Bisso Towboat Company Inc. took delivery of the 4,480-hp ASD tractor tug Mr.…
Battered oil services find hope in offshore wind
(Bloomberg) — Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. has for decades built hulking platforms to extract oil…
Castleman-designed Vane tugs underway at Conrad
Castleman Maritime LLC, Clear Lake Shores, Texas, has designed a 110’x38’x17′ tug class for Baltimore-based…