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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

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

Public-Private Partnership Dredge Miss Katie Christened The Miss Katie is a 156-foot shallow-draft, split-hulled hopper dredge built by Conrad Shipyard at Morgan City, La. It is owned and operated by EJE Dredging Service of Wanchese, N.C., and provides dredging to Dare County, N.C. (photo courtesy of EJE Dredging Service LLC)

The Miss Katie is a 156-foot shallow-draft, split-hulled hopper dredge built by Conrad Shipyard at Morgan City, La. It is owned and operated by EJE Dredging Service of Wanchese, N.C., and provides dredging to Dare County, N.C. (photo courtesy of EJE Dredging Service LLC)

Public-Private Partnership Dredge Miss Katie Christened

November 4, 2022

A unique public-private partnership has resulted in the completion of a dredge that will spend its time primarily at two inlets off the coast of North Carolina. Dare County, N.C.,… 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

Parker Towing Christens Mv. Jared Phillips Alison Phillips smashes a bottle of champagne to christen the mv. Jared Phillips. (Frank McCormack photo)

Alison Phillips smashes a bottle of champagne to christen the mv. Jared Phillips. (Frank McCormack photo)

Parker Towing Christens Mv. Jared Phillips

August 20, 2021

Friends, family members and colleagues of Jared Phillips, director of business operations at Parker Towing Company, gathered at the company’s dock on the right descending bank of the Black Warrior… Read More

Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT

March 12, 2021

On a cold February evening—frigid by New Orleans’ standards—the mv. Jared Phillips, the newest vessel in Parker Towing Company’s fleet, motored through the Harvey Canal, down the Mississippi River past… Read More

Enterprise Takes Delivery Of Twin Towboats From Steiner The mv. Maggie Rae was delivered by Steiner Construction Company October 26.

Enterprise Takes Delivery Of Twin Towboats From Steiner

November 6, 2020

The second of a pair of 3,600 hp., retractable-pilothouse towboats, an integral piece of Enterprise Marine Services’ current build program, was completed recently. The mv. Maggie Rae, built by Steiner… Read More

Devall Towing Puts New Boat Into Service The mv. Anna Frances was built by Southwest Shipyard.

Devall Towing Puts New Boat Into Service

March 23, 2020

Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC has taken delivery of a new towboat from Southwest Shipyard. The boat is the mv. Anna Frances and it is the third… Read More

Devall Towing Puts New Boat, Barges Into Service Devall1

Devall Towing Puts New Boat, Barges Into Service

July 12, 2019

Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC has taken delivery of a new towboat from Southwest Shipyard and new barges from Conrad Orange Shipyard. The boat, the mv. Velle… Read More