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.

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service

Boats & Barges

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

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

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

Star Fleet East Offers New Fleeting Options

A line of 54-inch-diameter monopile mooring dolphins marks Harbor Towing & Fleeting LLC’s new Star Fleet East facility on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Mile 9 and Mile 10, east of Harvey Lock in the Port of New Orleans. The facility includes 4,000 linear feet of fleeting space and will double the company’s New Orleans fleeting capacity when it opens later this month. (Photo courtesy of Durward Dunn, Inc.)

Star Fleet East Offers New Fleeting Options

July 17, 2026

Harbor Towing & Fleeting LLC will soon open Star Fleet East. The new barge fleeting facility on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway will double the company’s fleeting footprint in the… Read More

Blessey Christens The Mv. David F. Stone Laura Todd and Laney Watkins help to break the bottle across the nameboard of the mv. David F. Stone during the vessel’s christening after the presentation of a Bible by Chaplain Nancy Simpson. (Photos by by Ashley Borocco)

Laura Todd and Laney Watkins help to break the bottle across the nameboard of the mv. David F. Stone during the vessel’s christening after the presentation of a Bible by Chaplain Nancy Simpson. (Photos by by Ashley Borocco)

Blessey Christens The Mv. David F. Stone

July 10, 2026

Blessey Marine Services Inc. recently christened the mv. David F. Stone, honoring one of the company’s longest-serving mariners with a vessel named in recognition of his 35 years of… Read More

Coloring Book Illustrates River Life Amber Box turned her family's experience in the towboat industry into a children's coloring book designed to educate and inspire. Blue Collar Kids: Towboats At Work features illustrations of towboat operations, barges and everyday life on the river, helping children connect with the work their parents do and explore future career possibilities. (Images courtesy of Amber Box)

Amber Box turned her family's experience in the towboat industry into a children's coloring book designed to educate and inspire. Blue Collar Kids: Towboats At Work features illustrations of towboat operations, barges and everyday life on the river, helping children connect with the work their parents do and explore future career possibilities. (Images courtesy of Amber Box)

Coloring Book Illustrates River Life

July 10, 2026

Life on the river can be hard for children to picture. Amber Box hopes her first coloring book, “Blue Collar Kids: Towboats At Work,” helps change that. Read More

Moran Towing Completes Bisso Integration

July 10, 2026

Moran Towing Corporation and Bisso Towboat Company announced the completion of their integration July 1. The plan to integrate was originally announced October 2. Effective July 1,… Read More

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