Author: H. Nelson Spencer

Capt. Ronnie Paul Stevens, 51, knew at an early age he was going to be the captain one day of a towing vessel in the commercial marine industry. Read More

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,… Read More

Eymard Marine Construction & Repair Inc. recently completed a 1,500 hp. towboat that was a long time in the making. Named the mv. Caleb J. Eymard, it was constructed… Read More

Success through hard work and the ability to build on opportunities as they arise have been the underpinnings of many in the river industry, but they seem particularly appropriate… Read More

NGL Marine, the Houston, Texas-based river transportation subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LLC, took delivery of two 2,600 hp. towboats recently, the mvs. A.M. Raymond and Kevin Allen. Read More

During two unusual back-to-back, 15-hour days crammed with meetings with crew members of his company’s vessels, Bill Barr paused long enough to talk about his lifelong career on the… Read More

In the winter of 2019, when Nichols Boat Company launched the mv. Patsy J into Lake Ferguson—an oxbow of the Lower Mississippi River at Greenville, Miss.—there was a… Read More

Gateway Dredging & Contracting LLC, Old Monroe, Mo., has put a new towboat into service. It is named the mv. Terry D. Bangert. Built by Serodino Inc. Read More

E-Squared Marine Service LLC, a full-service marine transportation company focused on the Gulf Coast, recently put a new towboat into service, the mv. Kami Renee. While… Read More