Laborde Products Inc. announced September 1 that it has entered into an agreement with Marine Systems Inc. (MSI) Parts and Service for MSI’s Chesapeake, Va., Thorofare, N.J., and Tampa, Fla.,… Read More
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Master Marine Inc. (MMI), Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the 67- by 28-foot mv. Iron Lady to Plimsoll Marine. The Iron Lady is the first in a series of… Read More
Prospective operators of smaller-horsepower Tier 4-compliant towing vessels now have another engine option, following the September 1 announcement from Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America (MTEA) introducing Mitsubishi’s new 1,260 hp.,… Read More
On August 19, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rule to delay the implementation of Tier 4 engine emissions requirements for high-speed commercial vessels such as lobster boats and pilot boats. The… Read More
In the winter of 2019, when Nichols Boat Company launched the mv. Patsy J into Lake Ferguson—an oxbow of the Lower Mississippi River at Greenville, Miss.—there was a pronounced splash;… Read More
E-Squared Marine Service LLC, a full-service marine transportation company focused on the Gulf Coast, recently put a new towboat into service, the mv. Kami Renee. While the vessel is new… Read More
Like so many other new vessels these days, because of the COVD-19 pandemic the mv. Amelia Ray went to work without the benefit of a full-fledged christening. It was pressed… Read More
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began a phased implementation of Tier 4 requirements for new marine engines above 800 hp. in 2008, one of the anxieties that arose was… Read More
By Nelson Spencer and Frank McCormack Metal Shark, a vessel designer and builder with shipyards in Jeanerette and Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered its first-ever steel… Read More
JMP Corporation has engineered a keel cooler pump for Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America Inc. Its new ME5000R provides the massive flow that the S6R-Y3MPTAW (630 hp. at 1,600 rpm./684… Read More
