Gulf Island Fabrication recently delivered the terminal and escort tugs Mark E. Kuebler, Ted C. Litton and Connelly M to Bay Houston Towing Company; they are the first three tugs… Read More
Boats
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.
Twenty-two miles off the coast of southern California lies Catalina Island. It has been a stop for smugglers, gold miners, pirates, hunters, the Union army and missionaries, and was a… Read More
Marquette Transportation has been a long-time booster of Living Lands and Waters (LL&W), the not-for-profit organization that works to clean trash America’s waterways. The Paducah-based towing company even named one… Read More
The crowd of 300 or so employees, friends and other well-wishers who attended the Luhr. Bros. Inc. twin christening recently witnessed what may well have been the first such event… Read More
C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, La., recently delivered the 2,013 hp. mv. Mendota to Upper River Services LLC. The new 76- by 30- by 9-foot, triple-screw towboat is the… Read More
Marathon Petroleum Company began operating its first retractable pilothouse towboat recently when it welcomed the Patoka to its fleet. The 4,000 hp. vessel, which was built in 2016 by Horizon… Read More
The last remaining ferry on the Ohio River between West Virginia and Ohio will not run this year, but its governing board hopes it can return in 2020. The decision… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. delivered the mv. Brian Boudreaux to Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) on May 20. The 90- by 32- by 10-foot vessel is the first new-construction Subchapter M… Read More
Bellaire (Ohio) Harbor Service continues to add boats to its fleet, this time with the purchase of the mv. Mary B. The 50-foot, 750-hp. towboat was most recently owned by… Read More
ABB will provide a power and propulsion solution for a towing vessel operating along the Rhône river in France to run entirely on hydrogen fuel cells. The company announced the… Read More
