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Capt. Mike Porter, Imperial River Transport

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Capt. Mike Porter, Imperial River Transport

February 12, 2021

Reached by phone shortly before taking his 5-year-old son, Kason, to soccer practice near Uniontown, Pa., where he lives, Capt. Mike Porter told of his career on the river, starting… Read More

John’s Towing Refurbishes Towboat —photo by Eric M. Johnson The mv. Miss Mackenzie was originally the Leo D. Guttman.

John’s Towing Refurbishes Towboat

April 2, 2018

John’s Towing Service, Shippingport, Pa., has renamed and refurbished a towboat it bought recently from Murray American Transportation. The vessel came out of the shipyard new in 1973 as the… Read More