Crescent Towing, based in Mobile, Ala., announced May 7 that it has taken delivery of its newest tugboat. The mv. Kentucky, a 6,000 hp. tug, was put into service… Read More
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.
Blessey Marine recently christened the mv. Capt. Joey Anderson, honoring Capt. Joey Anderson for 26 years of service with the company and marking the return to service of a… Read More
Parker Towing Company’s Nashville Marine Terminal played a part earlier this year in a project cargo lift that will support Nashville, Tenn.’s two new excursion boats. Nashville Riverboats,… Read More
Golding Barge Line, Vicksburg, Miss., a transporter of liquid commodities with roots dating back to 1960, recently took delivery of its 33rd towboat, the mv. Alexa Golding. The new… Read More
Vulcan Materials, a construction aggregates company based in Birmingham, Ala., christened the new mv. Larry Gravely on April 3 in a ceremony held at the company’s shipyard in Norfolk,… Read More
Laborde Products has powered two new Maritime Partners towboats—the mv. Beth Williams and mv. Deirdre Ann—with Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines designed for reliable inland service. The mv. Beth Williams, a… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) recently announced that its newest cruise vessel, the American Encore, has successfully passed its sea trials. The vessel has left Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland and is… Read More
Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine and Repair, a builder of towboats, tugboats, dredges, offshore supply vessels, barges and other marine craft, has grown its footprint with the addition of 24… Read More
Beginning March 14, the “mini-Admiral” — a 120th-scale steel replica of the historic Mississippi River SS Admiral excursion boat that was based for decades on the St. Louis riverfront —… Read More
Serodino Inc. has been a mainstay of the Chattanooga riverfront and surrounding areas for almost 100 years. Founded in 1933, the company has three divisions. Mid-South Terminals specializes in the… Read More
