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B.C. Tugboat News
Med Marine is pleased to announce the new collaboration with Tasneef
Turkey’s leading tugboat operator and shipbuilder Med Marine is maintaining its powerful role in the Middle East. Med Marine's chairman, Mr. Recai Hakan ŞEN and Tasneef's general manager, Mr. Waleed Altamimi have come together at Abu Dhabi lately. As two...
Master Boat Builders Launches the “Spartan” Hybrid Tugboat for Seabulk
Master Boat Builders, Inc. announced that on November 1, 2021, Spartan, an electric-hybrid tugboat was launched. Delivery of this modern and unique tug, built at MBB’s Coden, Alabama, yard for Seabulk, is planned for January 2022. “Master Boat Builders is proud to...
Extreme winds force loose barge onto Vancouver beach
High winds were to blame for a loose barge that drifted through Vancouver’s False Creek on Monday before grounding itself on a Stanley Park beach. The Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement the barge’s owner has been contacted and plans to retrieve it as soon as...
Thordon Bearings celebrates 110 years of “INNOVATION AND PIONEERING”
Navies, shipowners, shipyards, and organizations have offered the best of birthday wishes to Canada’s Thomson-Gordon Group, the parent company of water-lubricated polymer bearing pioneer Thordon Bearings, as it celebrates its 110th anniversary this fall. Among several...
Seaspan Ferries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through using carbon-neutral Renewable Natural Gas in LNG-powered vessels
Seaspan Ferries Corporation (Seaspan) just became the first Canadian marine company to pilot the use of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by its roll-on, roll-off liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered marine fleet. Seaspan expects...
Seaspan Shipyards celebrates 10th anniversary of building ships in Canada for Canada under the National Shipbuilding Strategy
Milestone marks rebirth of a sustainable, thriving shipbuilding industry of strategic importance to Canada that is delivering ships, economic growth, and jobs Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) is proudly celebrating ten years of building ships for Canada under the National...
