New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services has christened a lot of vessels over its 44-year history—104 vessels, in fact. And three of those have been named for company founder and chairman… Read More
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New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC) has put into service the second of two towboats built by Steiner Construction Company, located in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Named mv. Lizzie Lane… Read More
Lydia Ann Channel Fleet, more familiarly known as LAC Fleet, a provider of fleeting and fuel services in Rockport, Texas, and an operator of towing vessels on charter, christened three… Read More
Canal Barge Company, the diversified, family-owned marine transportation firm founded in 1933, put into service recently the first of two nearly identical vessels, the mv. Sally Lapeyre. It is a… Read More
Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LACF), a Rockport, Texas-based provider of fleeting and fuel services and operator of towing vessels on charter, held a christening ceremony October 16 for four of… Read More
Campbell Transportation is in the middle of a major project to modernize several towboats. At a cost of $2.2 million per boat, it represents a complete re-engineering of propulsion systems… Read More
Corpus Christi, Texas-based John Bludworth Shipyard LLC (JBS) announced that it completed its contract with Maritime Partners LLC to build six inland towboats. The two companies signed the contract in… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC took delivery of a new towboat March 18 from Southwest Shipyard. The boat is the mv. Kathryn Louise and it is the… 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
For Raymond Butler, a simple answer to a question late last year led to the honor of a lifetime. Butler, new construction vessel representative for Maritime Partners LLC, the Metairie,… Read More
