Nabrico

Illinois Marine Towing (IMT) recently celebrated the blessing of the new state-of-the-art drydock Atlas and the formal launch of the new mv. Midwest Challenger. Crews from IMT, along with their… Read More

One of the most significant towboats built during the 1930s was a somewhat obscure small boat crafted by the Nashville Bridge Company (Nabrico) in 1939. It was only 88 feet… Read More

Two weeks ago, this column looked at a boat built by the Nashville Bridge Company, and last week we looked at a boat built at St. Louis. While this might… Read More

When members of the Dupre Marine Transportation family gathered at Melvin’s Restaurant in Houma, La., January 12 for the christening of the mv. Wells Porche, it was a family celebration, both… Read More

Orion Marine Group, a segment of Houston-based Orion Group Holdings Inc., held a christening ceremony in Port Lavaca, Texas, November 10 for its newly rebuilt cutterhead dredge, Lavaca. The Lavaca,… Read More

Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony February 3 for the seventh of nine boats the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La. The company named the boat… Read More

Master Marine, a shipyard located on seven acres on Bayou La Batre, Ala., at Mile 117 GIWW East, has delivered a new towboat, the mv. Otto, to Marine Chartering Associates… Read More

Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23 in… Read More

Conrad Shipyard has announced delivery of a pair of 30,000-barrel asphalt barges to Parker Towing Company of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Named the PTC 2001 and the PTC 2002, the double-skinned barges… Read More