Boats & Barges

The latest inland marine industry news involving new-construction and refurbished towboats, passenger vessels, ferries, dredges and other inland river boats. Towboat christenings and recent innovations in towboat design are also featured.

Aerosol System Tackles Vessel Fires

Boats & Barges

Aerosol System Tackles Vessel Fires

August 14, 2026

A new aerosol fire suppression system developed as part of a partnership between Fire Suppression Industries and Airmar Technology aims to extinguish vessel fires quickly and safely. Read More

Maritime Partners Launches Mv. Lulu Hamilton The mv. Lulu Hamilton is the newest addition to the Maritime Partners fleet. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Partners)

The mv. Lulu Hamilton is the newest addition to the Maritime Partners fleet. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Partners)

Maritime Partners Launches Mv. Lulu Hamilton

August 7, 2026

Maritime Partners announced that it has added the mv. Lulu Hamilton to its fleet as a newly constructed pushboat designed by Entech Designs, LLC and built by FMT… Read More

Model-Maker Brings Towboats And Sculptures To Life A detailed illustration by Randy Mayse depicts the mv. Mary Evelyn, one of the many custom towboat drawings he has created using Adobe software to preserve the history of inland river vessels. (Photo courtesy of the artist’s collection)

A detailed illustration by Randy Mayse depicts the mv. Mary Evelyn, one of the many custom towboat drawings he has created using Adobe software to preserve the history of inland river vessels. (Photo courtesy of the artist’s collection)

Model-Maker Brings Towboats And Sculptures To Life

August 7, 2026

For a little more than 33 years, Randy Mayse, 74, has been a man of many talents when it comes to being an artist, a craftsman and a historian. Read More

Ceres Marks 10 Years Of Pushing Hope Tournament Ceres Barge Line’s Big Hope 1 carries its cancer-awareness message while in commercial service.

Ceres Marks 10 Years Of Pushing Hope Tournament

August 7, 2026

Ceres Barge Line will mark a decade as host of the Pushing Hope Annual Marine Industry Charity Tournament August 21, continuing an inland river tradition that brings companies together… Read More

Louisiana’s LAD Services Repowers Mv. Miss Sophia Claire

July 31, 2026

LAD Services of Louisiana has repowered the mv. Miss Sophia Claire with twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines supplied by Laborde Products. The repower was completed at LAD Services’… Read More

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service Emma Rose and tow upbound below Marietta, Ohio. (Photo by Capt. C.R. Neale)

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service

July 24, 2026

From June 29 to July 2, 2026, a small crew delivered the newly renamed Emma Rose from BB Riverboats’ landing at Newport, Ky., Ohio River Mile 470, to Bellaire… Read More

HFL Takes Delivery Of Mvs. Kelley Reid And Bob Nienhuis The mv. Bob Nienhuis, built by Intracoastal Iron Works. (Photo courtesy of HFL)

HFL Takes Delivery Of Mvs. Kelley Reid And Bob Nienhuis

July 24, 2026

Hines Furlong Line Inc. (HFL), Nashville, Tenn., recently took delivery of its two newest towboats, the mvs. Kelley Reid and Bob Nienhuis. The mv. Kelley Reid was built… Read More

Blessey Christens Mv. Capt. Chuck Myers The 3,200 hp. mv. Capt. Chuck Myers measures 109 feet by 34 feet and is powered by twin Cummins KTA50 engines. Originally delivered in 2008, the towboat underwent an extensive refurbishment by Bollinger Shipyards for delivery on July 10. (Photo by Zac Metcalf)

The 3,200 hp. mv. Capt. Chuck Myers measures 109 feet by 34 feet and is powered by twin Cummins KTA50 engines. Originally delivered in 2008, the towboat underwent an extensive refurbishment by Bollinger Shipyards for delivery on July 10. (Photo by Zac Metcalf)

Blessey Christens Mv. Capt. Chuck Myers

July 17, 2026

Blessey Marine Services Inc. christened the mv. Capt. Chuck Myers July 10 along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, honoring Capt. Charles W. “Chuck” Myers, a mariner with 34… Read More

A Radically Different Barge A McClintic - Marshall Corp. ad in the July 9, 1932, WJ showing a fleet of newly built point barges. (Photos from the author’s collection)

A McClintic - Marshall Corp. ad in the July 9, 1932, WJ showing a fleet of newly built point barges. (Photos from the author’s collection)

A Radically Different Barge

July 17, 2026

This Old Boat column is not about a boat, but rather a particular style of barge. After all, what would a towboat be without barges to push? The… Read More

Turn Services Debuts War Admiral Turn Service’s mv. War Admiral at Verret Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Laborde Products)

Turn Services Debuts War Admiral

July 17, 2026

Turn Services has added the mv. War Admiral to its fleet, the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-boat construction program. Built by Louisiana-based Verret Shipyard, it follows… Read More

SCI Introduces New Simulator Models Capt. Stephen Douglas pilots a new model for a simulated towboat through one of the simulators at the Seamen’s Church Institute’s Center for Maritime Education. The first model is expected to be ready for training in 60 to 90 days. (Photo courtesy of Seamen’s Church Institute)

Capt. Stephen Douglas pilots a new model for a simulated towboat through one of the simulators at the Seamen’s Church Institute’s Center for Maritime Education. The first model is expected to be ready for training in 60 to 90 days. (Photo courtesy of Seamen’s Church Institute)

SCI Introduces New Simulator Models

July 17, 2026

New towboat simulator models designed to be more realistic than ever are coming to the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Maritime Education (CME). In fall 2025, the… Read More

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