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Thordon Bearing Applied To Articulated Rudder ThorPlas-Blue bearings installed in an articulating rudder.

Thordon Bearing Applied To Articulated Rudder

August 24, 2023

When a 9,280 hp. workboat returned to service following extensive repairs at the James Marine Paducah River Service yard in Kentucky, it marked the first application of Thordon’s new seal-embedded… Read More

Vessel Repair Delivers Tier 4 Mv. Freedom To TVA The Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2,682 hp. mv. Freedom is the first Tier 4 towboat owned by a government agency and the first Tier 4 built by Vessel Repair. (Photo courtesy of TVA)

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2,682 hp. mv. Freedom is the first Tier 4 towboat owned by a government agency and the first Tier 4 built by Vessel Repair. (Photo courtesy of TVA)

Vessel Repair Delivers Tier 4 Mv. Freedom To TVA

July 14, 2023

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first for… Read More

ACNR River Towing Welcomes Repowered Mv. David J. Podurgiel Namesake David Podurgiel with his wife, Laura, aboard the mv. David J. Podurgiel of ACNR River Towing.

Namesake David Podurgiel with his wife, Laura, aboard the mv. David J. Podurgiel of ACNR River Towing.

ACNR River Towing Welcomes Repowered Mv. David J. Podurgiel

June 16, 2023

David Podurgiel knew at 8 years old that he wanted to be a towboat pilot. That was when he joined his friends in helping a neighbor, Mr. Craft, to tear… Read More

Thordon Bearing Finds Novel Use—On Hatch Covers

April 13, 2023

In a relatively new application for Thordon Bearings’ pioneering polymer material, Wilson Ship Management AS, a Norway-based ship manager, has replaced the greased bronze bearings on the hatch cover wheels… Read More

Eymard Delivers Mv. Jack Estes To Gnots Reserve Inc. The unique pilothouse on the mv. Jack Estes was designed by Gnots Reserve President Dan Wise. (Photo courtesy of Gnots Reserve)

The unique pilothouse on the mv. Jack Estes was designed by Gnots Reserve President Dan Wise. (Photo courtesy of Gnots Reserve)

Eymard Delivers Mv. Jack Estes To Gnots Reserve Inc.

June 10, 2022

Destrehan, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has added a new boat to its fleet following the May 13 delivery of the mv. Jack Estes. Eymard Marine Construction & Repair of Harvey,… Read More

McDonough Marine Service Christens Mv. Alma Grace The 1,600 hp. mv. Alma Grace was built for McDonough Marine Service by Verret Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of McDonough Marine Service)

The 1,600 hp. mv. Alma Grace was built for McDonough Marine Service by Verret Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of McDonough Marine Service)

McDonough Marine Service Christens Mv. Alma Grace

May 6, 2022

Metairie, La.-based McDonough Marine Service held a christening ceremony in New Orleans April 7 for the mv. Alma Grace, named for Alma Grace McDonough, wife of company founder Bernard P. Read More

Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine

February 4, 2022

Blakeley BoatWorks recently delivered the mv. Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine. The Subchapter M towboat will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower… Read More

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto

October 22, 2021

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

Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat The mv. Gretchen V. Cooper is powered by two Tier 4 Caterpillar C3512E main engines.

Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat

April 16, 2021

Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the shipbuilding subsidiary of Cooper/T. Smith, has built and delivered an EPA Tier 4-compliant towing vessel to sister company Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT). The mv. Gretchen… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine

April 2, 2021

Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Rock Solid to Plimsoll Marine, a Cooper Group company that provides fleeting and barge services on the Lower Mississippi… Read More