Boats & Barges

The Mississippi River port of Kimmswick, Mo., welcomed the stop of the American Duchess at 3:15 a.m. July 11. It was the first stop of an overnight riverboat carrying passengers… Read More

On July 10, Bollinger Shipyards LLC christened the Holland, a 400-foot by 100-foot ocean transport barge built for General Dynamics Electric Boat. Bristol Harbor Group Inc. began working with… Read More

Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced plans to build and operate a zero-emissions ship assist and escort tug called the eWolf. The all-electric harbor tug, the first in the United… Read More

Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard recently delivered its third 120- by 35-foot river towboat to Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville, La. The four-decked, welded-steel, Subchapter… Read More

We will take a break from the evolution of the diesel towboat with this writing, in order to present a subject perhaps more compatible with this special Gulf Intracoastal issue… Read More

In late May, Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Steiner Construction Company delivered a pair of new-built towboats to American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), with both vessels joining ACBL’s operations in the… Read More

Note: this is an updated version of a story that was originally posted July 12. Fuel is being removed from American Cruise Lines’ American Jazz before authorities try… Read More

Eight-year-old Jayden Leach thought hard about how she was going to break a bottle to christen the vessel named after her great-grandfather, whom she called “Papa,” William “Peanut” Hollinger. Read More

C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, La., has delivered the mv. Bowling Green to Kirby Inland Marine, which will operate it under a long-term lease from Hines Furlong Line. Read More

TAI Engineers LLC, New Orleans, has completed the detailed design and construction of a new utility vessel for the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS named the all-steel… Read More