Joshua Sebastian, an engineering manager at the vessel-design firm The Shearer Group Inc., says that advances in battery design, size and weight have made the advantages of electric and hybrid… 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.
Almost three years to the day after the bankruptcy of Sneed Shipbuilding Inc., the “new” yard at Channelview, Texas, now owned by Kirby Corporation and named San Jac Marine LLC,… Read More
Leaders from Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, along with representatives of Martin Marine, gathered in Bourg, La., April 8, at Intracoastal Iron Works to christen the mv. Larry B. Whipple. Read More
American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) officially welcomed two new harbor boats into its fleet recently. The christening ceremony was held at its shipyard in Waggaman, La. April 11. The boats,… Read More
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company christened the mv. T. Gary Fitts March 27 at the company’s dock on the west bank of the Black Warrior River. The vessel, formerly called… Read More
GE’s power conversion business and Nedstack, a fuel cell manufacturer, are collaborating on developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for powering zero-emission cruise vessels. This partnership brings together GE’s recognized expertise… Read More
Kirby Inland Marine announced March 18 that it has selected Furuno as the electronics of choice for its new generation of Subchapter M towboats. The first of three new vessels,… Read More
Laborde Products, the Covington, La.-based distributor of Mitsubishi marine diesel engines, has designed a system to develop 3,200 hp. in towboats using Tier 3 engines. Chris Cerullo, marine sales for… Read More
Completed earlier this year and awaiting its final touch up, the mv. Kaskaskia Warrior is the second towboat to come out of the recently-founded Barbour JB Shipyard, which is located… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service is continuing to expand its fleet, having received the first of four new-build towboats, the Ryder James Devall, from Southwest Shipyard Brady Island. With high… Read More
