Northern Marine LLC, the marine transportation division of Illinois & Michigan Oil LLC (IMO), announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Chicago-area fleeting operations… Read More
ACBL
By Shelley Byrne and Nelson Spencer Jr. American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) is among the giants of the barge transportation industry. Its successes and failures have a ripple effect on… Read More
Following more than 13 years of legal proceedings, American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) announced that it has been cleared of any fault related to the 2008 mv. Mel Oliver collision … Read More
A major barge line could be seeing the final act of a notorious collision that resulted in a major oil spill on the Mississippi River—13 years after it happened. The… Read More
This year’s Pushing Hope Tournament raised more than $140,000 for cancer research. The event, held August 19-21 in Kirkwood, Mo., dates back to the early 1980s, when Consolidated Grain &… Read More
For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More
For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More
In late May, Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Steiner Construction Company delivered a pair of new-built towboats to American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), with both vessels joining ACBL’s operations in the… Read More
Some older veteran river industry personnel, executives, aficionados and others associated with the inland marine industry (especially the upper Ohio River area) may experience a bit of déjà vu when… Read More
Family members, friends and American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) teammates gathered at the company’s Harahan Fleet, just upriver from New Orleans, March 19 to celebrate the life of ACBL veteran… Read More
