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.

Mv. Caleb J. Eymard Was A Long Time In The Making

Towboats

Mv. Caleb J. Eymard Was A Long Time In The Making

January 15, 2021

Eymard Marine Construction & Repair Inc. recently completed a 1,500 hp. towboat that was a long time in the making. Named the mv. Caleb J. Eymard, it was constructed for… Read More

Gnots Reserve Puts New Towboat Into Service The mv. Burrwood Wise draws its name from the town of Burrwood, La., hometown of Dan Wise, Gnots Reserve Inc.’s president and owner.

The mv. Burrwood Wise draws its name from the town of Burrwood, La., hometown of Dan Wise, Gnots Reserve Inc.’s president and owner.

Gnots Reserve Puts New Towboat Into Service

January 8, 2021

Gnots Reserve Inc., a St. Rose, La.-based provider of fleeting and towing services on the Lower Mississippi River, has put a new towboat into service: the mv. Burrwood Wise. The… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Grain Express To Plimsoll The Grain Express is the second of four towboats Master Marine is building for Plimsoll Marine.

The Grain Express is the second of four towboats Master Marine is building for Plimsoll Marine.

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Grain Express To Plimsoll

December 23, 2020

Plimsoll Marine, LaPlace, La., took delivery December 11 of the mv. Grain Express from Master Marine Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala. The 76- by 28-foot towboat is the second of… Read More

ABB Leaders Discuss The Future Of Electric Ferries The Maid of the Mist, which provides passenger ferry tours at Niagara Falls, put a pair of electric ferries into service in October. ABB supplied and integrated the battery packs aboard the vessels and supplied the propulsion design, including the onshore charging system.

The Maid of the Mist, which provides passenger ferry tours at Niagara Falls, put a pair of electric ferries into service in October. ABB supplied and integrated the battery packs aboard the vessels and supplied the propulsion design, including the onshore charging system.

ABB Leaders Discuss The Future Of Electric Ferries

December 23, 2020

Niagara Falls’ new Maid of the Mist ferries made a splash when they launched in October. The two catamaran-style passenger ferries are all-electric and billed as completely emissions-free. With their… Read More

New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service

December 18, 2020

While 2020 and the fear of COVID-19 brought, for a time, the unforgettable sight of empty streetcars rumbling down the streets of New Orleans, the year ended on a high… Read More

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure

December 11, 2020

A 203-year-old ferry business is booming after a wreck disabled a major bridge in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. “It’s probably the busiest we’ve ever been at one stretch,” said Paul… Read More

Cruise Companies Bet On Pent-Up Demand

December 5, 2020

The passenger cruise industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. In its early days, several outbreaks aboard ocean passenger liners were highly publicized on social… Read More

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season

December 4, 2020

The St. Paul Engineer District locked its last tow, two empty barges pushed by the mv. the Colonel, through Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn., to end the navigation… Read More

ACBL Honors Knoy, Duplantis By Renaming Towboats The triple-screw mv. Mark K. Knoy, named for ACBL’s recently retired president and CEO, sports EMD engines that produce 11,100 hp.

The triple-screw mv. Mark K. Knoy, named for ACBL’s recently retired president and CEO, sports EMD engines that produce 11,100 hp.

ACBL Honors Knoy, Duplantis By Renaming Towboats

November 25, 2020

American Commercial Barge Line is celebrating the lives and careers of two teammates with the renaming of two boats in their honor, the mv. Mark L. Duplantis and the mv. Read More

CDC Issues Framework For Resuming Cruise Ship Passenger Operations

November 22, 2020

On October 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order that introduces a phased approach for the safe and responsible resumption of… Read More

C&C Delivers Triple-Screw Towboat To Hines Furlong Line The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats that Hines Furlong Line ordered from C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo by Greg Milliken)

The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats that Hines Furlong Line ordered from C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo by Greg Milliken)

C&C Delivers Triple-Screw Towboat To Hines Furlong Line

November 20, 2020

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has taken delivery of the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats from C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La. The mv. Scarlett… Read More

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