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Kuebler Bay-Houston Towing Co., Houston ..................................................... 27 Judy Moran 50 Moran Towing Co., New Canaan, Conn. .................................... 32 Ohio/Michigan Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland ................................................... 35 Apache Sause Brothers, San Francisco ........................................................... 39 Kapena class Young Brothers, Honolulu ......................................................... 42 Rosemary McAllister/Ava M. McAllister McAllister Towing, New York ........................................................... 50 Josephine/Kristy Ann Reinauer Transportation Co., New York ............................................. 55 Ocean Defiant Mercury Transport Inc., West Vancouver, B.C. ..................................... 58 Brian Boudreaux Florida Marine Transporters, Mandeville, La. ..................................... 61 55 Karl E. Johnson Southern Illinois Transfer, Chester, Ill. ................................................ 64 Cover: Baydelta Maritime’s Delta Teresa shows off along the San Notable newbuilds ........................................................ 67 Francisco waterfront. The hybrid vessel is the first of several new diesel-electric Tables of interest tugboats leaving U.S. shipyards in 2019. Photo by Casey Conley Tractor tugs operating in North America ...................................46 2 32 American Tugboat Review 2019 Deck Handling Solutions for Tugboats Including Integrated Control Systems and Technical Support 2019 An annual special issue of Professional Mariner Customer Service 1-866-918-6972 [email protected] Editorial [email protected] Editor Casey Conley Art Director Kim Goulet Norton Copy Editor Kate Murray Gulf Coast Photographer/ Correspondent Brian Gauvin West Coast Photographer/ Correspondent Alan Haig-Brown Founding Editor Gregory Walsh Supplier of robust bow hawser winches, stern Advertising tow winches, and integrated control systems [email protected] for M/V Delta Teresa, M/V Samantha S, www.macgregor.com and M/V Apache West Coast/Canadian/ International Susan W. 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These positive signs not- but hold the champagne By Casey Conley withstanding, the market is far from booming. Mid-sized Razor-thin margins and fierce competition extend ‘buyer’s market’ and large shipyards are scoop- ing up ever-larger chunks of hese have been some haps none as significant as the forcing bigger operators to the available work. Pricing lean years for a lot of approaching deadline for all respond. Neo-Panamax ships has been affected by metal American shipbuilders. tugboats to meet Coast Guard are routinely calling on East tariffs and EPA Tier 4 engine TBut yards that kept the Subchapter M standards. Coast ports, and more power- mandates, putting increasingly lights on, and their workforce Ahead of the July 20, 2022, ful tugboats are needed to more pressure on shipyard intact, are benefiting from deadline, operators are laying safely escort and assist them. margins. an apparent rebound in new up or scrapping older tonnage, The same trend is happening Even so, some shipyard tugboat and towboat construc- and in many cases they’re on the Gulf Coast, which has operators are feeling more tion. building new vessels to replace seen ever-larger supertankers optimistic these days than at There are several factors them. exporting U.S. oil. The U.S. this time a year or two ago. influencing the uptick, per- Market conditions are also Navy also has begun updating “The tugboat market is hard to predict,” said Johnny Above, Washburn & Conrad, CEO and chairman Doughty continued work this of Conrad Shipyard. “The spring on Capt. Robb, the overall health of the market second of two diesel-electric seems to be gaining ground. hybrid tugboats for Harbor We are seeing an uptick in Docking & Towing of Lake Charles, La. Ralph is the the new tugboat construction lead tug in the series. Left, discussions.” Western Towboat crews built He added, “If only I had a the company’s new ship- crystal ball.” assist tugboat at its Seattle Brett Spencer yard. The vessel, Mariner, Subchapter M cometh was scheduled to launch Whether tugboat operators around June 1. 4 American Tugboat Review 2019 like it or not, the countdown before going to work. dent and CEO of Cleveland- Allard believes the is on for full compliance with These standards are cre- based Great Lakes Towing. medium- to long-term effects Subchapter M. As of July 22, ating a dilemma for some “We have tried a lot of things of Subchapter M won’t be 2019, U.S. tug operators must tugboat operators running to extend the life of the fleet.” known for some time, but he obtain certificates of inspec- older tonnage. The upgrades Kirby Corp. is another expects to see “regulations and tion (COI) for a quarter of needed to earn a COI in company that has made a emissions requirements force their fleets, which will show many cases will exceed what point to replace older ton- technological change in a sec- the vessels meet the new stan- owners are willing to spend nage. The Houston company tor that has historically been dards. By July 22, 2020, half of on older boats. Depending on is building three 2,680-hp ves- slow-moving in terms of tech- their fleets must have one. operational needs, that could sels at Main Iron Works and nological advancement.” Operators must have a require building new tugs. built a similar vessel at the Brandon Durar, presi- COI for three-quarters of Great Lakes Towing Co., Kirby-owned San Jac Marine dent of deck equipment their fleets a year later, and for instance, has retired a half- shipyard near Houston. The maker JonRie InterTech of all vessels are required to dozen tugboats over the past towboats are among the first Manahawkin,