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Great ideas can come from anywhere. A field team member’s understanding of the physical exertion required to operate a ratchet handle, while seeing value in the older, spoked, hand wheel… Read More

Friends, colleagues and family members with ties to Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC gathered in Bayou La Batre, Ala., late last year for the christening of the mv. Mandy Whipple,… Read More

A swinging bottle of orange soda, rather than champagne, christened the new Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) ferryboat mv. Summitt. Orange is the color associated with the University of Tennessee,… Read More

“Are all christenings like this?” First-timers were asking themselves that question at American Commercial Barge Line’s November 12 christening of the mv. ACBL Mariner, an 11,000 hp. towboat built at… Read More

Southern Devall LLC, which serves the chemical and fertilizer industries from its headquarters in Sulphur, La., an operations center in Memphis, Tenn. and a sales and administrative office in Houston,… Read More

Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony June 28 at Steiner Construction’s shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala., for a pair of 2,000 hp. towboats. Overall the 50th and… Read More

This column is being written as we observe Memorial Day and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. A photo recently shared with me prompted the… Read More

Since the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) produced by The Waterways Journal is taking place in Nashville, Tenn., this week, this column will detail a boat that was built there. This… Read More

Chem Carriers, a Plaquemine, La.-based marine operator with a fleet of 15 towboats and 52 tank barges and a 174-barge fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, held… Read More