When Chas Haun, executive vice president of Parker Towing Company in Tuscaloosa, Ala., told his daughter that he was naming the company’s newest boat in her honor, she felt special,… 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.
Kirby Corporation held a christening ceremony June 25 at the company’s Old River Dock in Channelview, Texas, for the mv. Bob Livingston, an Entech-designed towboat from Harvey, La.-based Eymard Marine… Read More
For the most part, life aboard a towing vessel is marked by separation from friends and family. It’s a natural and necessary part of a job that can be both… Read More
Crowley, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based logistics, marine and energy solutions company founded in 1892, christened the United States’ first all-electric ship assist harbor tugboat June 25 in a ceremony held at… Read More
The fleet of barges plying the inland rivers and waterways of the Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Canal are aging, and that process is not likely to slow down anytime… Read More
Laborde Products, Covington, La., recently completed the repowering of two towboats in the Canal Barge Company fleet with Mitsubishi Engines. Mv. Ned Merrick The mv. Ned Merrick received two Tier… Read More
The inland and coastal marine transportation industry has been the unsung hero of domestic cargo transport along American waterways, ensuring the steady movement of commercial goods for a diverse range… Read More
Chem Carriers, a Plaquemine, La.-based marine operator with a fleet of 15 towboats and 52 tank barges and a 174-barge fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, held… Read More
Valley Gem Sternwheeler will launch a second vessel into passenger service May 25 in Marietta, Ohio. The Major/Riviera is a combination unit made of the historic towboat Major and the… Read More
Denmark-based Ørsted, a leader in developing offshore wind energy in the United States, and Cut Off, La.-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) held a christening May 11 in New Orleans for… Read More