Marine firm to pay almost $5M, improve practices after spill

Edit Arizona Daily Star 28 Sep 2016
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston marine services firm has agreed to pay $4.9 million in civil penalties to settle federal claims resulting from a March 2014 collision between its tugboat and a ship that spilled nearly 170,000 gallons of oil… ... ....

Tugboat sinks in Columbia River, spilling oil product: Coast Guard spokesman

Edit The Oregonian 27 Sep 2016
An 82-foot tugboat sank in the Columbia River on Sunday night, spilling oil product into the river, according to a U.S. Coast Guard official ... The boom will remain in place overnight ... He said Jonak owns several old barges and tugboats in the area and that Jonak has been trying to salvage or scrap the vessels ... ....

Freed hostages to meet their families: Minister

Edit The Jakarta Post 27 Sep 2016
"Since all the procedures have been completed, they are now in the process of returning home ... 3 ... Five other Indonesian sailors, who were crewmen aboard the Indonesian-operated tugboat Charles, still remain hostage since June 21, making them the longest-held captives in the recent string of abductions of Indonesian sailors ... ....

An oil tanker was engulfed in flames in the Gulf of Mexico

Edit Business Insider 25 Sep 2016
A Mexican sailor looks on as a Pemex oil tanker burns in the Gulf of Mexico, September 24, 2016. An fire aboard one of Mexican state oil company Pemex's oil tankers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday forced the crew to evacuate, in what is the latest accident to plague the struggling state-run firm ... Four tugboats from Veracruz's port authority also arrived on the scene to with special foams to use to fight the fire ... Copyright 2016 ... U.S ... ....

Four more Abu Sayyaf hostages in process of returning home: Wiranto

Edit The Jakarta Post 24 Sep 2016
3 ... Five other Indonesian sailors, who were crewmen on the Indonesian-operated tugboat Charles, have been held captive since June 21, making them the longest-held captives in the latest string of abductions of Indonesian sailors ... ....

SavvyMoney Announces Funding Round and Strategic Partnership with TransUnion (TransUnion LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Sep 2016
(Source. TransUnion LLC). SavvyMoney, a leading provider of credit information services for bank and credit union users, announces the closing of a Series D funding round and a strategic partnership with TransUnion (NYSE. TRU) ... Previous investors including TB Capital LLC and Tugboat Ventures, LLC also participated in the round. Consumers have come to expect personalized credit information services from their financial institutions ... TRU)....

One more Indonesian hostage freed by Abu Sayyaf

Edit The Jakarta Post 22 Sep 2016
The fourth Indonesian, named Harman Manggak, was officially handed over to the Indonesian consul general in Davao, Berlian Napitupulu, on Thursday at 5 p.m ... 3 ... The remaining people, who were crewmen aboard the Indonesian-operated tugboat Charles, have been in captivity since June 21, making them the longest-held captives in the most recent string of abductions of Indonesian sailors ... ....

Massive container ship stuck at sea in bankruptcy limbo to reporedly dock in N.J.

Edit NJ dot com 21 Sep 2016
Hanjin Shipping Company has paid a pilot and tugboat operator needed to get the container ship into Elizabeth ... A pilot and tugboat operator required to get the 955-foot ship into Maher Terminals LLC have since been paid.  ...   ....

HAARP ready for business under UAF management (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016
(Source. University of Alaska Fairbanks). Ever since the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program opened in 2003, people have been intrigued by the field of antennas off mile 11.3 of the Tok Cutoff Road. The field of radio transmitters designed to heat portions of space has not operated since 2014 ... HAARP is a group of high-frequency radio transmitters powered by four diesel tugboat generators and one from a locomotive ... (noodl....

2016 Interim Report (Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Sep 2016
(Source. Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd). INTERIM REPORT‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ 2016. CORPORATE PROFILE. Tianjin Port Development Holdings Limited was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 24 May 2006 (Stock Code. 03382). The Group first operated as a non-containerised cargo terminal at the port of Tianjin in 1968 and subsequently expanded into container handling business in 1980 ... Global RO-RO. Operated by ... Tianjin Port Tugboat ... TCT....

Toia's journey complete as new tugboat arrives in Nelson

Edit Topix 20 Sep 2016
A waka ama escort and Nelson sunshine provided the best possible welcome for Port Nelson's brand new tugboat - TA ia - as it arrived in its new home. Aptly translated as "to pull", the name was suggested by top of the south iwi and will provide a modern complement to longtime vessels the Huria Matenga and WH Parr ... ....

Malaysian captives moved amid offensive by Philippine forces

Edit Topix 19 Sep 2016
KOTA KINABALU. Abu Sayyaf gunmen holding five Malaysians have hastily moved them away from the ongoing Philippine military offensive against the militants in the southern Jolo island. Jolo-based anti-kidnapping activist Prof Octavio Dinampo said the five tugboat crewmen were said to have been brought to ano ther island in the past week ... ....

BRAZIL - £320 MILLION TO BE INVESTED IN MARINE PROJECTS (SSA - Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. SSA - Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association) ... The Marine Merchant Fund (FMM), a Brazilian institution which provides finance support to the shipbuilding and ship repair sector, approved £320 million (BRL 1.6 billion) to finance the construction of 6 new PSVs, 52 new vessels for river transportation, 6 tugboats coastal and repair of 2 container vessels ... (noodl....
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