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Plimsoll’s Mv. Steel Skipper Completes Four-Boat Contract The mv. Steel Skipper is the last of four identical towboats Master Marine Inc. built for Plimsoll Marine.

The mv. Steel Skipper is the last of four identical towboats Master Marine Inc. built for Plimsoll Marine.

Plimsoll’s Mv. Steel Skipper Completes Four-Boat Contract

February 25, 2022

With the delivery of the mv. Steel Skipper to Plimsoll Marine, Master Marine Inc. has completed a four-boat construction contract. Like the other three boats—the Iron Lady, Grain Express and… Read More

The Duncan Bruce The Duncan Bruce new at Ward Construction in 1927. (Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum)

The Duncan Bruce

February 24, 2022

As mentioned previously in these columns dealing with early diesel towboats, the Charles Ward Engineering Works of Charleston, W.Va., was an early proponent of prop-driven vessels. However, in 1927, Ward… Read More

C&C Marine & Repair Delivers Mv. Zephyr To Kirby The 6,600 hp. mv. Zephyr is the third of three towboats that C&C Marine & Repair constructed for Hines Furlong Line, after the mvs. Scarlett Rose Furlong and Bowling Green. The Bowling Green and Zephyr are operating under long-term leases by Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

The 6,600 hp. mv. Zephyr is the third of three towboats that C&C Marine & Repair constructed for Hines Furlong Line, after the mvs. Scarlett Rose Furlong and Bowling Green. The Bowling Green and Zephyr are operating under long-term leases by Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

C&C Marine & Repair Delivers Mv. Zephyr To Kirby

February 11, 2022

Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine & Repair has delivered the mv. Zephyr, a 6,600 hp. triple screw towboat, to Kirby Inland Marine. The vessel, which Kirby will operate under a… Read More

Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine

February 4, 2022

Blakeley BoatWorks recently delivered the mv. Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine. The Subchapter M towboat will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower… Read More

SITCO Towboat To Have Mitsubishi Engines Awaiting installation at Kaskaskia Shipyard, this Mitsubishi S6R2 diesel engine from Laborde is one of two that will power the mv. Robert S. Wilkins. (Photo courtesy of Southern Illinois Transfer Company)

Awaiting installation at Kaskaskia Shipyard, this Mitsubishi S6R2 diesel engine from Laborde is one of two that will power the mv. Robert S. Wilkins. (Photo courtesy of Southern Illinois Transfer Company)

SITCO Towboat To Have Mitsubishi Engines

January 28, 2022

Southern Illinois Transfer Company, Sparta, Ill., has announced that the retractable-pilothouse towboat under construction at its Kaskaskia Shipyard will be powered by two Mitsubishi diesel propulsion engines, supplied by Laborde… Read More

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Steven Sikes To FMT The 2,000 hp. mv. Steven Sikes is powered by Caterpiller C32 Tier 3 diesels. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Shipyard)

The 2,000 hp. mv. Steven Sikes is powered by Caterpiller C32 Tier 3 diesels. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Shipyard)

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Steven Sikes To FMT

January 14, 2022

Florida Marine Transporters recently put into service the second of six identical 2,000 hp. towboats from Steiner Shipyard. The Mandeville, La.-based barge line took delivery of the mv. Steven Sikes… Read More

LAC Fleet Christens Mv. Samantha Trueheart, Two Others The mv. Samantha Trueheart was designed and built by Diversified Marine. (photo by Tracy Adams)

The mv. Samantha Trueheart was designed and built by Diversified Marine. (photo by Tracy Adams)

LAC Fleet Christens Mv. Samantha Trueheart, Two Others

December 22, 2021

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet, more familiarly known as LAC Fleet, a provider of fleeting and fuel services in Rockport, Texas, and an operator of towing vessels on charter, christened three… Read More

New Partnership Plans Methanol/Hydrogen-Powered Towboat The Hydrogen 1 is expected to enter service in 2023.

New Partnership Plans Methanol/Hydrogen-Powered Towboat

December 3, 2021

After extensive study and analysis, the maritime partnership e1 Marine has come up with a green sustainable fuel solution for inland towboats it thinks will take the lead in both… Read More

The Herbert Hoover: Diesel Power In A Big Way The Herbert Hoover under construction at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company. (Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Herbert Hoover under construction at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company. (Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Herbert Hoover: Diesel Power In A Big Way

November 25, 2021

By the early part of the 20th century, railroads had all but decimated river transportation, in particular barge towing. Other than certain trades, such as the steel industry in the… Read More

Steiner Delivers Mv. Sally Lapeyre To Canal Barge The 4,400 hp. mv. Sally Lapeyre was built for Canal Barge Company by Steiner Construction Company. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Construction Company)

The 4,400 hp. mv. Sally Lapeyre was built for Canal Barge Company by Steiner Construction Company. (Photo courtesy of Steiner Construction Company)

Steiner Delivers Mv. Sally Lapeyre To Canal Barge

November 24, 2021

Canal Barge Company, the diversified, family-owned marine transportation firm founded in 1933, put into service recently the first of two nearly identical vessels, the mv. Sally Lapeyre. It is a… Read More