Boats & Barges

Eastern Shipbuilding Group hosted the keel authentication ceremony for a new 302-foot auto and passenger ferry March 9 at its Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla. The ferry, ESG… Read More

Note: an earlier version of this article credited the wrong firm with designing the Miss Carter W. The correction has been made in the version below. Marine Chartering… Read More

While many of those with careers on the river follow the path of a father or grandfather, Larry Walker’s source of inspiration for years has been two women: his… Read More

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), Jeffersonville, Ind., on March 14 announced a contract with C&C Marine & Repair of Belle Chasse, La., to construct an 11,000 hp. towboat. Read More

When the mv. Charles Reid Perry first went to work for Marquette Transportation Company in 2019, the towboat’s namesake was just a toddler. Perry is the grandson of… Read More

In the early 2000s, Austin Sperry, co-founder and president of Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, was sailing competitively on the Star Class sailing circuit. It was more than… Read More

      American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), a U.S.-based leader in marine transportation, announces a contract with Steiner Construction Company for the design and construction of an… Read More

When members of the Dupre Marine Transportation family gathered at Melvin’s Restaurant in Houma, La., January 12 for the christening of the mv. Wells Porche, it was a family… Read More

It’s not every day a towboat comes up for auction online. But for anyone in the market for a new-to-you towboat, bidding is open for the mv. Freedom at… Read More