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Towboat Ferry Added To Historic Register

October 22, 2018

The Moro Bay Ferry, which operated on the Ouachita River in Bradley County, Ark., was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places along with five Arkansas properties built… Read More

Terral RiverService Renames Six Towboats

October 22, 2018

Terral RiverService has renamed the six boats it bought when it acquired Kinder Morgan’s river assets in Blytheville, Ark., and Decatur, Ala., earlier this year. In addition to the towboats,… Read More

Turn Services Expands With New Fleet, Four New Towboats The mv. American Pharoah, part of Turn Service’s fleet of towboats, pushes a tow of open hopper barges in the New Orleans area. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The mv. American Pharoah, part of Turn Service’s fleet of towboats, pushes a tow of open hopper barges in the New Orleans area. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Turn Services Expands With New Fleet, Four New Towboats

October 19, 2018

For nearly 30 years, Turn Services, the New Orleans-based fleeting and shifting company with operations from Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf and along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, has built… Read More

Vessel Repair Delivers Mv. Brady Dawson To Kirby The Brady Dawson, right, is the first of four boats Vessel Repair is building for Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The Brady Dawson, right, is the first of four boats Vessel Repair is building for Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Vessel Repair Delivers Mv. Brady Dawson To Kirby

October 12, 2018

Mariners on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of Houston last week might have caught a glimpse of a towboat that’s not only new to the waterway but also marks a… Read More

Hines Furlong To Build Six New Boats One of the six new boats will be based on the design of the mv. Nashville Hunter. (Photo courtesy of Hines Furlong Line)

One of the six new boats will be based on the design of the mv. Nashville Hunter. (Photo courtesy of Hines Furlong Line)

Hines Furlong To Build Six New Boats

October 5, 2018

Five 2,000 hp. towboats and one 4,400 hp. towboat will soon make their appearance on the inland waterways as a six-vessel, new build project gets underway by Hines Furlong Line… Read More

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush

October 5, 2018

JANTRAN Inc., the Rosedale, Miss.-based river transportation arm of Bruce Oakley Inc., has taken delivery of a new towboat, the mv. John T. Janoush. Built by Nichols Boat Company in… Read More

Electric Conversion Of Gee’s Bend Ferry Nearing Completion Tim Aguire. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Electric Conversion Of Gee’s Bend Ferry Nearing Completion

September 28, 2018

Tucked onto a drydock at Master Marine’s shipyard in Bayou la Batre, Ala., is a first-of-its-kind in the United States project that’s nearing completion. Since early summer, the Gee’s Bend… Read More

Middle River Marine Christens Two New Boats Boats face up at Joliet (Ill.) Terminal for the christening ceremony August 21. (Photo courtesy of Ozinga)

Boats face up at Joliet (Ill.) Terminal for the christening ceremony August 21. (Photo courtesy of Ozinga)

Middle River Marine Christens Two New Boats

September 28, 2018

Middle River Marine (MRM), an Ozinga company, christened two boats, the mvs. Gwyneth Anne and Kamryn Olivia, August 21 at Joliet Terminal in Joliet, Ill. The christening highlighted how the… Read More

Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Passenger Vessel Launched The Enhydra is the largest lithium-ion battery electric hybrid-powered vessel in North America.

The Enhydra is the largest lithium-ion battery electric hybrid-powered vessel in North America.

Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Passenger Vessel Launched

September 24, 2018

All American Marine Inc. and Red & White Fleet of San Francisco, Calif., announced the launch of the Enhydra, the newest member of the Red & White passenger excursion vessel… Read More

Midship Marine, Incat Crowther Deliver Mexican Ferry The new passenger vessel is fitted with a pair of MTU main engines, a power-package upgrade over its sister ship.

The new passenger vessel is fitted with a pair of MTU main engines, a power-package upgrade over its sister ship.

Midship Marine, Incat Crowther Deliver Mexican Ferry

September 24, 2018

The new passenger vessel is fitted with a pair of MTU main engines, a power-package upgrade over its sister ship. Incat Crowther, Lafayette, La., recently announced the delivery of Ultramar… Read More

C&C Marine & Repair Delivers Mv. Jerry Jarrett To Marquette The mv. Jerry Jarrett was designed by CT Marine for C&C Marine & Repair. It includes three Cummins QSK60-M main engines that are paired to three Steerprop SP25D azimuthing Z-drive thrusters. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

The mv. Jerry Jarrett was designed by CT Marine for C&C Marine & Repair. It includes three Cummins QSK60-M main engines that are paired to three Steerprop SP25D azimuthing Z-drive thrusters. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

C&C Marine & Repair Delivers Mv. Jerry Jarrett To Marquette

September 21, 2018

C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, La., delivered the mv. Jerry Jarrett to Marquette Transportation Company. It is the third vessel in a series of new 6,600 hp., 160- by… Read More

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