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.

Master Boat Builders Reports Delivery Of Mv. Defiant

Boats & Barges

Master Boat Builders Reports Delivery Of Mv. Defiant

November 6, 2026

Master Boat Builders announced November 3 the delivery of the mv. Defiant. The vessel is the third in an eight-boat series to Maritime Partners and was delivered following its… Read More

French Canal Expansion Project Allows Pushboats, Barges

October 30, 2026

American-style push towboating is coming to northern France. The Seine-Nord canal, France’s largest waterways infrastructure project in more than 25 years, is well into its construction phase. Read More

Natchez, ACL Break Ground On Dock

October 9, 2026

American Cruise Lines (ACL) and the city of Natchez, Miss., broke ground September 16 on a new Mississippi River cruise dock that the company describes as its largest port… Read More

SpaceX Proposes Barge Facility In Louisiana

October 9, 2026

SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is proposing a multimodal cargo facility in Vermilion Parish, La., that would connect the inland waterways to the state highway system. Vermilion Parish… Read More

Canal Barge Christens 400-Foot Deck Barge Triton Amy Tennant Gasvoda, sponsor of the Triton, breaks a champagne bottle to christen the barge September 30 at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. A long temporary stairway provided access to the deck atop the barge’s 25-foot-high hull. (Photo by Robert Socha)

Amy Tennant Gasvoda, sponsor of the Triton, breaks a champagne bottle to christen the barge September 30 at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. A long temporary stairway provided access to the deck atop the barge’s 25-foot-high hull. (Photo by Robert Socha)

Canal Barge Christens 400-Foot Deck Barge Triton

October 9, 2026

Canal Barge Company christened the Triton September 30 at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La., adding a 400-foot deck barge built for offshore project work and oversized cargo… Read More

Conrad, Master Boat, Saronic Win Landing Craft Contracts

October 2, 2026

The U.S. Navy announced September 17 that it has awarded three competitive Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreements to Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas; Master Boat Builders, Inc. of… Read More

Master Boat Builders Launches Titan For Suderman & Young Master Boat Builders’ Coden, Ala., tug Titan (H502) is moved from the facility. The RApport 3000-class escort tug is the third vessel in a four-tug series being built for Suderman & Young Towing Company. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders)

Master Boat Builders’ Coden, Ala., tug Titan (H502) is moved from the facility. The RApport 3000-class escort tug is the third vessel in a four-tug series being built for Suderman & Young Towing Company. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders)

Master Boat Builders Launches Titan For Suderman & Young

October 2, 2026

Master Boat Builders recently launched Titan (H502), the third RApport 3000-class escort tug in a four-vessel series being built for Suderman & Young Towing Company. The 98-foot tug… Read More

C&C Marine Delivers Towboat To Southern Devall The mv. Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro, a 2,600 hp. inland towboat, was recently delivered by C&C Marine and Repair to Southern Devall. The vessel measures 87 feet by 33 feet, 8 inches and is the first of six towboats in C&C Marine’s spec construction program. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine and Repair)

The mv. Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro, a 2,600 hp. inland towboat, was recently delivered by C&C Marine and Repair to Southern Devall. The vessel measures 87 feet by 33 feet, 8 inches and is the first of six towboats in C&C Marine’s spec construction program. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine and Repair)

C&C Marine Delivers Towboat To Southern Devall

October 2, 2026

C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the 2,600 hp. mv. Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro to Southern Devall. The Belle Chasse, La., shipyard delivered the inland towboat just over two… Read More

Retractable Pilothouse Safety Alert Issued

October 2, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued new guidance on safety requirements and recommended safeguards for towing vessels equipped with retractable pilothouses. Safety Alert 15-26, issued September 23, clarifies… Read More

Heartland Boosts Hopper Barge Capacity Heartland Fabrication’s multi-phase expansion, expected to be complete by the end of 2027, will add four buildings and increase the Brownsville, Pa., shipyard’s annual production by roughly 100 inland hopper barges annually beginning in 2028. (Photo courtesy of Heartland Companies)

Heartland Fabrication’s multi-phase expansion, expected to be complete by the end of 2027, will add four buildings and increase the Brownsville, Pa., shipyard’s annual production by roughly 100 inland hopper barges annually beginning in 2028. (Photo courtesy of Heartland Companies)

Heartland Boosts Hopper Barge Capacity

September 25, 2026

Heartland Fabrication, LLC announced a $60 million expansion September 21 that will increase the shipyard’s annual production capability from 180 inland hopper barges annually to as many as 280… Read More

Master Boat Builders Delivers Barbara G To Bay-Houston Towing Barbara G, the first of two Rapport 3000 escort tugs being built by Master Boat Builders for Bay-Houston Towing, will be operated by G&H Towing for ship-assist and escort operations along the Texas Gulf Coast. The 98-foot tug produces more than 90 metric tons of bollard pull and is powered by twin engines generating 7,000 hp. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders Inc.)

Barbara G, the first of two Rapport 3000 escort tugs being built by Master Boat Builders for Bay-Houston Towing, will be operated by G&H Towing for ship-assist and escort operations along the Texas Gulf Coast. The 98-foot tug produces more than 90 metric tons of bollard pull and is powered by twin engines generating 7,000 hp. (Photo courtesy of Master Boat Builders Inc.)

Master Boat Builders Delivers Barbara G To Bay-Houston Towing

September 25, 2026

Master Boat Builders Inc., Coden, Ala., has delivered Barbara G (H501), the first of two Rapport 3000 escort tugs being built for Bay-Houston Towing. The tug will be… Read More

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