Members of the Ingram Marine Group family gathered March 7 at the company’s Triangle Fleet in Reserve, La., to celebrate the christening of three new towboats from Houma, La.-based Main… 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.
Dan Wise, president and owner of St. Rose, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc., is a proud grandfather. Between his children, Danielle Hymel and Dane Wise, who both oversee the company’s day-to-day… Read More
American Queen Voyages ceased all operations February 20, terminating its employees and canceling all future cruises. Hornblower Group, parent company of American Queen Voyages, announced it was filing for Chapter… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners, the nation’s largest provider of maritime assets, vessel leasing solutions and construction financing, closed out its $75 million, 15-vessel series from C&C Marine and Repair in… Read More
Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. welcomed the mv. Miss Audrey to its fleet of harbor boats at Vicksburg, Miss., recently. Ergon held the christening ceremony January 23 in the… Read More
Named in memory of a longtime friend, Osage Marine Services welcomed the mv. Capt. Mike Rushing into its fleet February 2 in a christening ceremony in St. Louis harbor. The… Read More
Family, friends and colleagues of Mike Kennelly, senior vice president-liquids division for American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), gathered at the Kemah Boardwalk southeast of Houston on January 4 to celebrate… Read More
Campbell Transportation Company has repowered its triple-screw mv. Louise S with Mitsubishi propulsion from Laborde Products. “With a long working history with Laborde Products, it was an easy decision to… Read More
Crounse Corporation, Paducah, Ky., recently took delivery of the 6,034 hp. mv. Alice, named after the company’s first vessel, which began operating in 1949. The new mv. Alice is one… Read More
Florida Marine Transporters Inc. recently put into service the fifth of six identical 2,000 hp. towboats from Steiner Shipyard. The Mandeville, La.-based barge line took delivery of the mv. Kristy… Read More