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Cruises Return To The Port Of New Orleans The Carnival Glory and the Norwegian Breakaway docked on November 21 before they set sail from Port NOLA. (Photo courtesy of Port NOLA)

The Carnival Glory and the Norwegian Breakaway docked on November 21 before they set sail from Port NOLA. (Photo courtesy of Port NOLA)

Cruises Return To The Port Of New Orleans

November 30, 2021

The arrival of the Norwegian Breakaway on November 21 at the Port of New Orleans signaled the start of a big comeback for cruise ship operations. The Breakaway joins the… Read More

The Herbert Hoover: Diesel Power In A Big Way The Herbert Hoover under construction at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company. (Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Herbert Hoover under construction at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company. (Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Herbert Hoover: Diesel Power In A Big Way

November 25, 2021

By the early part of the 20th century, railroads had all but decimated river transportation, in particular barge towing. Other than certain trades, such as the steel industry in the… Read More

Master Boat Builders Launches Hybrid Tug Seabulk hybrid tug Spartan being launched at Master Boat Builders’ Coden, Ala., Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders)

Seabulk hybrid tug Spartan being launched at Master Boat Builders’ Coden, Ala., Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders)

Master Boat Builders Launches Hybrid Tug

November 25, 2021

Master Boat Builders, Coden, Ala., announced November 12 that it has launched an electric-hybrid tug for Seabulk. Named Spartan, the tug is planned for a January 2022 delivery. “Master Boat… Read More

Steiner Delivers Mv. Sally Lapeyre To Canal Barge The 4,400 hp. mv. Sally Lapeyre was built for Canal Barge Company by Steiner Construction Company. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Construction Company)

The 4,400 hp. mv. Sally Lapeyre was built for Canal Barge Company by Steiner Construction Company. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Construction Company)

Steiner Delivers Mv. Sally Lapeyre To Canal Barge

November 24, 2021

Canal Barge Company, the diversified, family-owned marine transportation firm founded in 1933, put into service recently the first of two nearly identical vessels, the mv. Sally Lapeyre. It is a… Read More

Ferry Operations Resume After Parts Obtained Vehicles load onto the Dorena-Hickman Ferry to cross the Mississippi River between Hickman, Ky., and Dorena, Mo. The ferry is back in service after a week’s closure because of difficulty obtaining the necessary parts for repairs. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Vehicles load onto the Dorena-Hickman Ferry to cross the Mississippi River between Hickman, Ky., and Dorena, Mo. The ferry is back in service after a week’s closure because of difficulty obtaining the necessary parts for repairs. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Ferry Operations Resume After Parts Obtained

November 20, 2021

A ferry has reopened following a week-long closure caused by the inability of the operator to receive parts for repairs in a timely manner. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry, at Lower Mississippi… Read More

Latest Vessel Is A Family Affair For Blessey Marine The 2,800 hp. Laura Blessey Todd is the latest in Vessel Repair’s Pacesetter line of towboats. (Photo courtesy of Vessel Repair)

The 2,800 hp. Laura Blessey Todd is the latest in Vessel Repair’s Pacesetter line of towboats. (Photo courtesy of Vessel Repair)

Latest Vessel Is A Family Affair For Blessey Marine

November 19, 2021

Kurt Moerbe, vice president of Vessel Repair in Port Arthur, Texas, was familiar with Blessey Marine Services’ reputation before he joined the family business full time. He remembers well the… Read More

Ferry Closes Due To Difficulty Obtaining Parts

November 13, 2021

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry connecting Kentucky to Missouri across the Mississippi River has remained closed for several days because of a delay in receiving necessary parts. The ferry, at Mile 922.0,… Read More

Hines Furlong Line Operating Mv. Keith Doss The retractable-pilothouse mv. Keith Doss was built by Intracoastal Iron Works. (Photo by Glenn Hendon)

Hines Furlong Line Operating Mv. Keith Doss

October 29, 2021

If it can be said that ensuring the smooth operation of towboats is akin to hunting rabbits, then Keith Doss fits the bill. He is a port engineer for Nashville,… Read More

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto

October 22, 2021

Master Marine, a shipyard located on seven acres on Bayou La Batre, Ala., at Mile 117 GIWW East, has delivered a new towboat, the mv. Otto, to Marine Chartering Associates… Read More

Pink Stack Logos Raise Breast Cancer Awareness The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is among the Hines Furlong boats sporting a pink stack logo for national breast cancer awareness month in October. (Photo by Capt. Donny Stallings)

Pink Stack Logos Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

October 15, 2021

What began as Capt. Robert Tillson’s idea to support his cousin Andrea during her breast cancer battle has spread to one-third of the Hines Furlong fleet. Tillson received permission to… Read More