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Kirby Christens Nation’s First Hybrid-Electric Towboat The mv. Green Diamond, built by San Jac Marine and designed by Stewart & Stevenson and San Jac, is the nation’s first plug-in hybrid-electric towing vessel. It will operate in the Houston Harbor and be time-chartered by Shell Trading Company. (Photo courtesy of Kirby Inland Marine)

The mv. Green Diamond, built by San Jac Marine and designed by Stewart & Stevenson and San Jac, is the nation’s first plug-in hybrid-electric towing vessel. It will operate in the Houston Harbor and be time-chartered by Shell Trading Company. (Photo courtesy of Kirby Inland Marine)

Kirby Christens Nation’s First Hybrid-Electric Towboat

September 8, 2023

A single barge has the carrying capacity of 16 rail cars or 70 tractor trailers, which makes moving cargoes on the inland waterways by far the most efficient and environmentally… Read More

New Triple-Screw Towboat Powered By Mitsubishi Engines

August 22, 2023

Laborde Products, Covington, La., announced the successful installation of a triple-screw propulsion package for Central Boat Rentals’ latest vessel, constructed by Halimar Shipyard. The package incorporates three fully mechanical Mitsubishi… Read More

Chem Carriers Repowers Mv. Brooke Banta At Verret Shipyard The crew at Verret Shipyard in Plaquemine, La., install Steerprop thrusters aboard the mv. Brooke Banta. (photo courtesy of Warren Berthelot and Verret Shipyard)

The crew at Verret Shipyard in Plaquemine, La., install Steerprop thrusters aboard the mv. Brooke Banta. (photo courtesy of Warren Berthelot and Verret Shipyard)

Chem Carriers Repowers Mv. Brooke Banta At Verret Shipyard

August 18, 2023

When Sunshine, La.-based Chem Carriers put the mv. Brooke Banta into service in 2011, Louisiana maritime industry veteran Warren Berthelot was there, having shepherded that project to completion as the… Read More

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Troy Bernier Troy Bernier, an associate at Maritime Partners, christens the towboat named in his honor. (Photos by Frank McCormack)

Troy Bernier, an associate at Maritime Partners, christens the towboat named in his honor. (Photos by Frank McCormack)

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Troy Bernier

August 11, 2023

With the July 28 christening of the mv. Troy Bernier, Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC (MP) honored one of the company’s bright young leaders, 28-year-old associate Troy Bernier. Speaking at… Read More

Blakeley Building Tug For Crescent Towing New tug will be powered by Caterpillar 3516E engines, operating Kongsberg 255 Z-drives.

Blakeley Building Tug For Crescent Towing

August 11, 2023

Crescent Towing announced August 7 that it has begun construction of a new 6,000 hp., Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala. The tug will be immediately… Read More

Eymard Delivers Mv. Ryan Anthony

July 27, 2023

St. Rose, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has put its newest towboat to work in the company’s fleet near Mile 118 on the Lower Mississippi River. The mv. Ryan Anthony, built… Read More

Vessel Repair Delivers Tier 4 Mv. Freedom To TVA The Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2,682 hp. mv. Freedom is the first Tier 4 towboat owned by a government agency and the first Tier 4 built by Vessel Repair. (Photo courtesy of TVA)

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2,682 hp. mv. Freedom is the first Tier 4 towboat owned by a government agency and the first Tier 4 built by Vessel Repair. (Photo courtesy of TVA)

Vessel Repair Delivers Tier 4 Mv. Freedom To TVA

July 14, 2023

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first for… Read More

Steiner Construction Company Delivers Mv. Angela M. Aldrich The 2,600 hp. Angela M. Aldrich is the newest and largest vessel in the Evansville Marine Service fleet.

The 2,600 hp. Angela M. Aldrich is the newest and largest vessel in the Evansville Marine Service fleet.

Steiner Construction Company Delivers Mv. Angela M. Aldrich

June 30, 2023

At its yard at Bayou La Batre, Ala., Steiner Construction Company recently completed another vessel, this one an 88- by 34-foot, 2,600 hp. towboat for Evansville (Ind.) Marine Service Inc. Read More

ACNR River Towing Welcomes Repowered Mv. David J. Podurgiel Namesake David Podurgiel with his wife, Laura, aboard the mv. David J. Podurgiel of ACNR River Towing.

Namesake David Podurgiel with his wife, Laura, aboard the mv. David J. Podurgiel of ACNR River Towing.

ACNR River Towing Welcomes Repowered Mv. David J. Podurgiel

June 16, 2023

David Podurgiel knew at 8 years old that he wanted to be a towboat pilot. That was when he joined his friends in helping a neighbor, Mr. Craft, to tear… Read More

NewSouth Delivers Mv. Travis Terral To Terral RiverService The 4,560 hp. mv. Travis Terral is similar to the mv. John C. Terral, delivered in 2021, except that the John C. Terral has a retractable pilothouse.

The 4,560 hp. mv. Travis Terral is similar to the mv. John C. Terral, delivered in 2021, except that the John C. Terral has a retractable pilothouse.

NewSouth Delivers Mv. Travis Terral To Terral RiverService

June 9, 2023

Terral RiverService, the towing company, terminal operator and aggregate supplier based in Lake Providence, La., put into service recently the second of two new towboats from NewSouth Marine Construction, Greenville,… Read More