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.

Ferry Closes Due To Difficulty Obtaining Parts

November 13, 2021

The Dorena-Hickman Ferry connecting Kentucky to Missouri across the Mississippi River has remained closed for several days because of a delay in receiving necessary parts. The ferry, at Mile 922.0,… Read More

Hines Furlong Line Operating Mv. Keith Doss The retractable-pilothouse mv. Keith Doss was built by Intracoastal Iron Works. (Photo by Glenn Hendon)

Hines Furlong Line Operating Mv. Keith Doss

October 29, 2021

If it can be said that ensuring the smooth operation of towboats is akin to hunting rabbits, then Keith Doss fits the bill. He is a port engineer for Nashville,… Read More

Marine Chartering Associates Receives Mv. Otto Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

Built by Master Marine, the mv. Otto is owned by Marine Chartering Associates and will be operated by Strategic Towing Services. (Photo courtesy of Master Marine)

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

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