The previous two columns have been about the original Ashland Oil & Refining Company (AO&R) towboat named Ashland going missing during a flood in December 1942 and January 1943. The… Read More
Boats & Barges
The latest inland marine industry news involving new-construction and refurbished towboats, passenger vessels, ferries, dredges and other inland river boats. Towboat christenings and recent innovations in towboat design are also featured.
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest U.S. cruise port and the only port in the country that offers both ocean-going and river cruising, set a new… 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
Dave Lee is vice president of technology and innovation for Maritime Partners and executive director of e1 Marine. In his role with Maritime Partners (MP), Lee tracks new technologies impacting… Read More
Colonial Towing Inc., the marine fuel subsidiary of Colonial Group, headquartered in Savannah, Ga., recently took delivery of a new towboat, mv. Soaring Eagle. Colonial Group, one of the largest… 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
John W. Stone Oil Distributor, a family-owned New Orleans-based supplier of fuels, lubricants, specialty chemicals and fresh water for the offshore, coastal and inland markets, recently took delivery of a… Read More
The year 2024 was a momentous one for the waterways industry. A long drought that reduced drafts and cargoes moderated—with a devastating hurricane helping to restore water levels at a… Read More
Mobile, Ala.-based Blakeley BoatWorks has delivered the mv. Claire Ellen, the shipyard’s 107th hull, to Cooper Marine’s Louisiana operations. Designed by Farrell and Norton and built by Blakeley BoatWorks, the Claire Ellen measures… 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
