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‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Works At Alabama Shipyard For A Day Mike Rowe and Master Boat Builders President Garrett Rice. (Screen capture from

‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Works At Alabama Shipyard For A Day

January 21, 2022

Over the past 20 years, he’s been a pig farmer, sewer inspector, a shrimper, a casino food recycler, a well digger, a bridge painter, a wind farm technician, a high-rise… Read More

Schottel Celebrates Century In Business A historic photo shows Janus, the first tug with Schottel RudderPropellers. (Photo courtesy of Schottel Inc.)

A historic photo shows Janus, the first tug with Schottel RudderPropellers. (Photo courtesy of Schottel Inc.)

Schottel Celebrates Century In Business

November 26, 2021

Schottel, a German manufacturer of steerable propulsion systems for ships and offshore applications, is celebrating its 100th birthday. The company was to mark the milestone of a century in business… Read More

ABB Powers First Fully Electric U.S. Tugboat Rendering of eWolf tug being constructed at Master Boat Builders Inc. in Mobile, Ala. (Courtesy of Crowley Engineering Services)

Rendering of eWolf tug being constructed at Master Boat Builders Inc. in Mobile, Ala. (Courtesy of Crowley Engineering Services)

ABB Powers First Fully Electric U.S. Tugboat

September 17, 2021

ABB is providing an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of… Read More

Crowley To Build And Operate Fully Electric Tug Crowley Tug pic

Crowley To Build And Operate Fully Electric Tug

July 16, 2021

Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced plans to build and operate a zero-emissions ship assist and escort tug called the eWolf. The all-electric harbor tug, the first in the United States,… Read More