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Successful Delivery of USS ZUMWALT Destoyer Modules by TradeWinds Towing (Video)

Published Monday, May 21, 2012

TradeWinds Towing is proud to be a part of history having completed two back to back tows for the U.S. Navy towing composite modules constructed by Huntington Ingalls, Gulfport, MS for the nations latest destroyer USS ZUMWALT in production at Bath Iron Works, Maine. With cargo value’s in excess of 200 million dollars great...

MOST RECENT STORIES

1. Coast Guard Responds to Collision Near Port Aransas

Published Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Coast Guard is responded to a collision between a mobile offshore drilling unit and a tanker vessel Wednesday, near Port Aransas. Watchstanders at Sector Corpus Christi received a... Read More >>

2. Minister of Industry Announces Support for Quebec Tug Operator

Published Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Honorable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, announced the Harper Government's support for the construction of a 25-metre tug at Ocean Industries Inc.'s shipyard, located on... Read More >>

3. Vessel Naming Ceremony for Tugboat HANDY-THREE

Published Tuesday, May 1, 2012

A newly constructed tugboat, HANDY-THREE, is to be ceremoniously named at Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The tugboat has been sold to Puerto Rico Towing... Read More >>

4. Construction Firm Fined $10,000 For 2010 Diesel Fuel Spill

Published Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Seattle-based Manson Construction Co. has been fined $10,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) for spilling some 177 gallons of diesel fuel from a 195-foot barge into the... Read More >>

5. LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC Announces New Contract Signings

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Leevac Shipyards Jennings, LLC, Jennings, LA, is pleased to announce that it has signed contracts with Bay Houston Towing Co. and Suderman & Young Towing Company, both of Houston, TX, to... Read More >>

PRESS RELEASES

1. Fairmount Alpine towed rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by the... Read More >>

2. Fairmount Summit towed Acergy Polaris to Gabon

Published Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Summit had towed pipely and heavy lift barge Acergy Polaris from Brazil to Gabon. The Acergy Polaris, owned by Subsea 7, is a multipurpose barge... Read More >>

3. From Major Fleet Overhaul to New Tug Construction

Published Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Great Lakes Towing Company has commenced a major overhaul program for its Great Lakes fleet of 37 harbor assist tugboats. The ILLINOIS is the first of the Company’s tugs to undergo... Read More >>

4. Damen Shipyards Delivers Tug to UK Recycling & Construction Company

Published Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Last week the Damen Stan Tug 1205 ‘SWS Essex’ was delivered to the Walsh & Sons Head Office in Brentwood (UK). Walsh ordered the Stan Tug as part of their strategy to transport... Read More >>

5. St. Johns Delivers Tugs for Australian Terminal Project

Published Monday, March 5, 2012

St. Johns Ship Building delivers two tugs to Smithbridge for high profile terminal construction project in Botany Bay St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered two custom built... Read More >>