Master Boat Builders Inc. announced March 9 the delivery of a new 4,000-hp. tug to Polaris New Energy. Named Polaris, the tug will be coupled with the recently delivered barge Clean… Read More
Shipyards
The latest news from inland and Gulf Coast shipyards, constructing towboats, barges and specialty equipment for today’s inland marine industry. Contract news, shipyard expansions, towboat deliveries and more.
Leaders from Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the U.S. Navy and Wisconsin-based Miron Construction dedicated a new facility at Fincantieri’s Marinette, Wis., shipyard with a small ceremony March 8. Fincantieri received a… Read More
The James Marine group of companies has announced two recent purchases. James Marine has purchased T.T. Barge Cleaning LLC at Lower Mississippi Mile 183, along with T.T. Barge Services LLC,… Read More
A sister ship to Weeks Marine’s dredge Magdalen is on the way from Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard. The forthcoming dredge R.B. Weeks is expected to be delivered early next… Read More
Mike’s Inc., from its shipyard in Wood River, Ill., at Mile 198.8 on the Upper Mississippi River, has completed final touches to the new-construction towboat mv. Bianca Marko. Workers finished… Read More
Congress was expected to pass another short-term spending bill, or continuing resolution, by February 18, thus funding the federal government through March 11 under the 2021 fiscal year budget. While… Read More
Yager Marine Industries hosted a barge launch December 23 for a barge it built recently for Waterways Barge LLC. The 150- by 60- by 9-foot barge has four spud wells… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced November 16 that it has signed a contract with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant, inclined fallpipe vessel… Read More
Master Boat Builders, Coden, Ala., announced November 12 that it has launched an electric-hybrid tug for Seabulk. Named Spartan, the tug is planned for a January 2022 delivery. “Master Boat… Read More
The collaboration between Mike’s Inc. and Lohrberg Lumber, Waterloo, Ill., continues a long tradition of Lohrberg serving marine businesses. Lohrberg is currently providing new timbers to Mike’s Inc. that will… Read More
