A. T. HIGGINS

  • General
    • Vessel Name : A. T. HIGGINS
    • Operator : E. N. BISSO MISSISSIPPI, LLC
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Tugboat
    • Vessel Type : Tugboat
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2250
  • Location
    • City : GULFPORT
    • STATE : MS
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 119
  • Size
    • Register length : 105 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 32 Feet
    • Overall Length : 105 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 32 Feet
    • Load draft : 14 Feet
    • Light Draft : 10 Feet
    • Height : 55 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 1989
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 639673

E. N. BISSO MISSISSIPPI, LLC

  • Area of Operation : PORT OF GULFPORT, MS AND ENTRANCE CHANNELS OCCASIONALLY AT PORT BIENVILLE, MS AND BACK BAY BILOXI, MS
  • Principal Commodity : HARBOR AND OCEAN TOWING

CAPTAIN SPIDER FAVRE

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

News

Nichols Brothers Wins Contract to Build NOMARS Uncrewed Vessel

Nichols Brothers Wins Contract to Build NOMARS Uncrewed Vessel

Freeland, Wash. shipbuilder Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) announced it has been awarded a contract to construct an uncrewed autonomous vessel for the U.S. Department of Defense's research and development agency.The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) project was awarded by Serco North America, the prime contractor and designer of the vessel

Captain McManus Preps to Take the Helm of Empire State VII

Captain McManus Preps to Take the Helm of Empire State VII

Captain Morgan McManus will serve as the Ship’s Master on the Empire State VII, the first in a series of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which at press time was getting its post-sea trial finishing touches at Philly Shipyard. The project to design, build and deliver the NSMV series is one of the most exciting shipbuilding programs in the U.S.

American Cruise Lines’ First New Coastal Cat Enters Service

American Cruise Lines’ First New Coastal Cat Enters Service

American Cruise Lines introduced its first new Coastal Cat, American Eagle, during a christening ceremony in at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus on Buzzards Bay last week.Carol Robertson, wife of American Cruise Lines’ founder the late Charles A. Robertson, served as godmother for the ship and christened the 100-passenger American Eagle with one of her handmade

Fish Factory Vessel Leaking Ammonia in Tacoma

Fish Factory Vessel Leaking Ammonia in Tacoma

A 77-year-old fish factory vessel with a checkered history is reportedly leaking ammonia in Tacoma, Wash.The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it is responding to the incident on board the U.S.-registered Pacific Producer, a 169-foot-long seafood processing vessel with a long string of health, safety and labor violations.

Norway Naval Officer Found Guilty of Negligence in Oil Tanker Collision

Norway Naval Officer Found Guilty of Negligence in Oil Tanker Collision

A Norwegian naval officer was found guilty on Monday and sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence for negligence leading up to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank.Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate would have cost up to 13 billion crowns ($1.24 billion), the armed forces estimated in a 2019 report.

Three Crew Missing After Tanker Catches Fire off Malaysia

Three crew members of a Gabon-registered tanker were missing after the vessel caught fire on Monday in waters off Malaysia's southern coast, Malaysian maritime authorities said.The tanker was on its way from China to Singapore with 28 crew members on board, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said, adding that 23 were rescued by the MMEA and by nearby vessels.

Washington State Ferries' Cathlamet Repaired After Terminal Allision

Washington State Ferries' Cathlamet Repaired After Terminal Allision

A Washington State Ferries (WSF) vessel has been repaired after it allided into the Fauntleroy dock in Seattle last summer.Everett, Wash. repair yard Everett Ship Repair (ESR) served as the prime contractor for emergency repairs to WSF's Cathlamet, and it subcontracted sister-company Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) to construct a new steel pickle fork at its facility on Whidbey Island.

Container Shipping Giants Maersk, MSC to End Alliance from 2025

Container Shipping Giants Maersk, MSC to End Alliance from 2025

Container shipping firms MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk have mutually agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, their 2M alliance.2M is a container shipping line vessel sharing agreement (VSA) introduced in 2015 " with the aim of ensuring competitive and cost-efficient operations on the Asia-Europe, Transatlantic and Transpacific trades.

Norway Naval Officer Goes on Trial Over Oil Tanker Collision

Norway Naval Officer Goes on Trial Over Oil Tanker Collision

A Norwegian naval officer stands trial on Monday accused of negligence that led to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military vessel sank. Building a replacement for the lost Helge Ingstad frigate would cost up to 13 billion crowns ($1.3 billion), the armed forces estimated in a 2019 report.

Port of South Louisiana Buys Avondale Global Gateway

Port of South Louisiana Buys Avondale Global Gateway

The Port of South Louisiana (Port SL) said it has reached a deal with T. Parker Host to buy the Avondale Global Gateway, a logistics hub at site of the former Avondale Shipyard.The acquisition of this 254-acre facility at mile 108 of the Mississippi River will allow the port to be more competitive in traditional international trade and focus on the new frontier of renewable energy development

The Dutra Group Names Stewart CEO

The Dutra Group Names Stewart CEO

The Dutra Group has named Harry K. Stewart as its Chief Executive Officer. Stewart, who previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Dutra, assumes his new role as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary. Bill T. Dutra, who led the company since its founding, will move into the role of Executive Chairman.

UK Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug

UK Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug

Five mariners were rescued by the crew of a U.K. Royal Navy patrol ship after their tug started to sink in rough seas last week in the Caribbean.The oceangoing tug began taking on water after suffering an engine failure some 20 miles west of Sint Maarten. The vessel's crew sent out a distress call around 1 p.m. on Friday and took refuge on the large sand barge their vessel had been towing.