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.

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto

Towboats

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto

October 22, 2021

Master Marine, a shipyard located on seven acres on Bayou La Batre, Ala., at Mile 117 GIWW East, has delivered a new towboat, the mv. Otto, to Marine Chartering Associates… Read More

Pink Stack Logos Raise Breast Cancer Awareness The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is among the Hines Furlong boats sporting a pink stack logo for national breast cancer awareness month in October. (Photo by Capt. Donny Stallings)

Pink Stack Logos Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

October 15, 2021

What began as Capt. Robert Tillson’s idea to support his cousin Andrea during her breast cancer battle has spread to one-third of the Hines Furlong fleet. Tillson received permission to… Read More

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Eric Brumfield To FMT The mv. Eric Brumfield has 2,000 hp. from Caterpillar C32 engines.

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Eric Brumfield To FMT

October 15, 2021

When Florida Marine Transporters took delivery recently of the mv. Eric Brumfield from Steiner Shipyard, it was one of the few instances where the namesakes of two boats are a… Read More

Maritime Partners Christens The Mv. Kyle Smith Built by Eymard Marine Construction, the mv. Kyle Smith has 2,000 hp. from two Caterpiller C32 engines. (Photo courtesy of Eymard Marine Construction)

Built by Eymard Marine Construction, the mv. Kyle Smith has 2,000 hp. from two Caterpiller C32 engines. (Photo courtesy of Eymard Marine Construction)

Maritime Partners Christens The Mv. Kyle Smith

October 8, 2021

Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19 on the east bank… Read More

American Cruise Lines To Redesign Paddlewheeler Line The Queen of the Mississippi will get a new interior design and a new name: American Heritage. (Photo courtesy of American Cruise Lines)

The Queen of the Mississippi will get a new interior design and a new name: American Heritage. (Photo courtesy of American Cruise Lines)

American Cruise Lines To Redesign Paddlewheeler Line

October 5, 2021

American Cruise Lines announced September 28 that its fleet of four classic paddlewheelers will be undergoing a major redesign, refit and rebranding. The company said in a press release that… Read More

Big Ben Pays Tribute To Long-Serving Luhr Bros. Operator Before the barge launch are, from left, Rodney Linker, Cody Shields, Leo Dufrenne and Chase White. (Photo courtesy of Heartland Fabrication)

Before the barge launch are, from left, Rodney Linker, Cody Shields, Leo Dufrenne and Chase White. (Photo courtesy of Heartland Fabrication)

Big Ben Pays Tribute To Long-Serving Luhr Bros. Operator

September 24, 2021

For 42 years, Ben Jackson was an operator on a line-stripping rig, unloading more than a million tons of rock a year for Luhr Bros., the most in company history. Read More

SUNCO A-4 Had Unique Propulsion System The SUNCO A-4 as a sidewheel towboat. (—Capt. Ben Gilbert photo from Dan Owen/Boat Photo Museum)

SUNCO A-4 Had Unique Propulsion System

September 21, 2021

By 1929, great strides had been made in the Western Rivers towing industry regarding diesel propulsion. Many small diesel sternwheel boats were in operation, as well as the fairly large… Read More

Delta Queen Damaged In Hurricane Ida

September 20, 2021

Although the Delta Queen steamboat did not receive major structural damage from Hurricane Ida, the intense winds did cause some harm. In a social media post September 15, the Delta… Read More

Serodino Delivers Mv. Kraken To TVA Super Tiger Class towboat has 1,500 hp. from Cummins engines.

Serodino Delivers Mv. Kraken To TVA

September 17, 2021

Serodino Inc. recently delivered the 1,500 hp. mv. Kraken to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Super Tiger Class vessel is certified under Coast Guard Subchapter M rules. The 60- by… Read More

Ingram Renames Four Towboats In Nashville Ceremony The Youngsuk Chi with the Nashville skyline in the background. (Photo courtesy of Ingram Barge Company)

The Youngsuk Chi with the Nashville skyline in the background. (Photo courtesy of Ingram Barge Company)

Ingram Renames Four Towboats In Nashville Ceremony

September 17, 2021

Ingram Barge Company, Nashville, Tenn., held a rechristening August 30 for four vessels that are part of its approximately 140-vessel fleet: the mvs. Youngsuk Chi, James L. Hamilton, Kent W. Read More

ABB Powers First Fully Electric U.S. Tugboat Rendering of eWolf tug being constructed at Master Boat Builders Inc. in Mobile, Ala. (Courtesy of Crowley Engineering Services)

Rendering of eWolf tug being constructed at Master Boat Builders Inc. in Mobile, Ala. (Courtesy of Crowley Engineering Services)

ABB Powers First Fully Electric U.S. Tugboat

September 17, 2021

ABB is providing an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of… Read More

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