After being closed since September 12 due to low water on the Mississippi River, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry resumed service November 16. The ferry reopened when the river reached… Read More
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.
American River Transportation Company (ARTCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, christened the 58- by 26- by 8-foot Chuck B on October 6 at its Ottawa, Ill., location. Read More
Buffalo Marine Service christened the newest boat in its fleet, the Jacques-Imo, October 19. The ceremony was held at Star Fleet on the west bank of the Mississippi… Read More
Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based maritime leasing and financing company, held a christening ceremony October 7 in Bayou La Batre, Ala., for the mv. Eric Livingston, a 3,400… Read More
Two veteran Wood Towing captains will always remember the 21st day of September, after the company held a christening ceremony on that day last month to celebrate their leadership… Read More
Back in 2009, Verret Shipyard built a 55- by 20-foot, 1,000 hp. towboat with a spider deck called the mv. Donnie, named after Verret Shipyard President Ted Verret’s… Read More
The drought that has engulfed the entire northern hemisphere, including the western half of the United States, for much of this year, is catching up with the Mississippi River at… Read More
Serodino Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., recently delivered the 1,300 hp. mv. Clyde to Logsdon Tug Service, Beardstown, Ill. The Super Tiger Class Model K vessel is certified under… Read More
Kindra Lake Towing, Chicago, Ill., is repowering its tug Buckley with two Mitsubishi S12R-Y3MPTAW-4 Tier 3 diesel marine engines, each rated at 1,100 hp. The engines were supplied by… Read More
An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people turned out at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River, on September 9 to inaugurate… Read More
