John Prine once sang about Mr. Peabody’s coal train hauling away “Paradise” down by the Green River in western Kentucky. Now, along the Green River, there is no more Peabody,… 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.
Humid temperatures in the 90s didn’t stop a crowd of about 100 people from attending a long-delayed double towboat christening June 12 in Evansville, a small town on the Kaskaskia… Read More
The Howard Shipyard & Dock Company, Jeffersonville, Ind., as well-described in The Waterways Journal Old Boat Column now authored by Keith Norrington, was one of the most celebrated boat-building concerns… Read More
Terral RiverService Inc., headquartered in Lake Providence, La., recently purchased three boats to be added to its fleet, the company announced. Two of the boats are 2,000 hp. boats, currently… Read More
Riverview Tug Service, based in Bellevue, Iowa, at Mile 557 on the Upper Mississippi River, purchased the mv. Francis J. Blank from Blank River Services in Elizabeth, Pa. last year. Read More
For years, said Neal Langdon, executive vice president of Arcosa Marine Products Inc., proponents of container-on-barge (COB) have had difficulty persuading stakeholders to invest in shoreside COB assets because they… Read More
When Maritime Partners CEO and co-founder Bick Brooks’ parents, Ned and Louise, and brother, Avery, traveled from the Northeast to New Orleans at the beginning of May, they thought it… Read More
When Carter Newt of Newt Marine Service decided to begin repowering his fleet, his strategy and requirements were simple. He wanted a propulsion system that was dependable, fuel efficient and… Read More
C&B Marine, a full-service marine company located in Covington, Ky., recently purchased the mv. Mike Bird from Kirby Inland Marine and renamed it the mv. Queen City. The 102-foot, twin-screw… Read More
Crounse Corporation, headquartered in Paducah, Ky., recently took delivery of the mv. Sandra Holt, one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly marine vessels operating on the inland waterway system. Read More
