Laborde Products

Laborde Products, Covington, La., recently completed the repowering of two towboats in the Canal Barge Company fleet with Mitsubishi Engines. Mv. Ned Merrick The mv. Ned Merrick received two Tier… Read More

Chem Carriers, a Plaquemine, La.-based marine operator with a fleet of 15 towboats and 52 tank barges and a 174-barge fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, held… Read More

Family, friends and colleagues of Mike Kennelly, senior vice president-liquids division for American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), gathered at the Kemah Boardwalk southeast of Houston on January 4 to celebrate… Read More

Campbell Transportation Company has repowered its triple-screw mv. Louise S with Mitsubishi propulsion from Laborde Products. “With a long working history with Laborde Products, it was an easy decision to… Read More

Laborde Products announced recently that it is partnering with Southwest Shipyard in the construction of four new heater barges. The collaboration aims to redefine efficiency, reliability and performance in the… Read More

When Ray Eckstein founded Marquette Transportation Company in the late 1970s, his very first employee was his daughter, Cindy L. Erickson. Erickson grew up along the banks of the Mississippi… Read More

Steiner Construction Company, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently completed a second 88- by 34-foot, 2,600 hp. towboat for Evansville (Ind.) Marine Service Inc. Built on a design of Farrell &… Read More

For the sixth 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… Read More