Boats & Barges

For employees in the United States, the median tenure with their current employer stood at 4.1 years in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s down from… Read More

Kirby Inland Marine (Kirby) christened the mv. Green Diamond, said to be the nation’s first hybrid-electric towboat, on August 25, 2023, in a festive ceremony at the company’s Old River… Read More

Forty-eight years ago, Royce Wilken, after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural business, went to work for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Over his first 19… Read More

When it comes to towboats and other watercraft, most crewmembers learn through any hands-on experience that comes their way. Tom Craig is one such engineer. It was by chance that… Read More

Planning for an engine that is safe and efficient starts with designing a boat that is both of those things as well, according to CT Marine. The Maine-based naval architecture… Read More

Roughly 100 people were on hand to clap, cheer and wave American flags August 12 as the 95-foot PTF-26 made a slow turn into its new homeport at the marina… Read More

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi, a two-day blessing-of-the-fleet event for vessels operating on the Lower Mississippi River between Baton Rouge,… 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

Guilford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines (ACL) has announced successful sea trials of the mv. American Liberty, the company’s third “Coastal Cat” vessel from Chesapeake Shipbuilding. The American Liberty, a 100-passenger… Read More

By Ken Eriksen Towboats are the workhorses of the inland river industry operating on the Mississippi River and its connecting tributaries. They come in all dimensions and horsepower capabilities for… Read More