In this age of mandates, the one mandate that meant the most when Campbell Transportation Company held a christening ceremony in Pittsburgh recently was seemingly “to have a little fun,”… Read More
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When the mv. Rivers Wilson arrived at Master Marine in Bayou La Batre, Ala., in August of last year, the towboat already had a long history to its name, or… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line is celebrating the lives and careers of two teammates with the renaming of two boats in their honor, the mv. Mark L. Duplantis and the mv. Read More
On August 19, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rule to delay the implementation of Tier 4 engine emissions requirements for high-speed commercial vessels such as lobster boats and pilot boats. The… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. launched the mv. Sandy Ground on June 26. It’s the second of three new Staten Island “Ollis Class” ferries for the City of New York Department… Read More
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began a phased implementation of Tier 4 requirements for new marine engines above 800 hp. in 2008, one of the anxieties that arose was… Read More
Conrad Shipyard has delivered the 6,000 hp. towboat H. Merritt ‘Heavy’ Lane Jr. to Canal Barge Company Inc. of New Orleans. Built at Conrad Amelia, the Subchapter M-compliant vessel measures… Read More
Canal Barge Company (CBC), a New Orleans-based marine transportation company founded in 1933, is adding three new towboats to its fleet that already numbers 48 vessels strong, including its subsidiary… Read More