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With Oceangoing Cruises Still Absent At U.S. Ports, River Cruising Gets Underway The Carnival Triumph at the Erato Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. (Photo by Tracie Morris Schaefer, courtesy of Port of New Orleans)

The Carnival Triumph at the Erato Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. (Photo by Tracie Morris Schaefer, courtesy of Port of New Orleans)

With Oceangoing Cruises Still Absent At U.S. Ports, River Cruising Gets Underway

April 30, 2021

While much of the nation’s economy is back underway, albeit with restrictions due to COVID-19 still in place, one segment still stuck in port is the blue-water cruise industry. Read More

FMT Takes Delivery Of Mv. Mo Chiasson

April 30, 2021

Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, La., one of the largest independent marine transporters of dry bulk and liquid products on the inland waterways, took delivery recently of a new… Read More

Golding Operating Triple-Screw Mv. Rusty Moore The 2,400 hp. mv. Rusty Moore was constructed by Master Boat Builders in Coden, Ala.

Golding Operating Triple-Screw Mv. Rusty Moore

April 23, 2021

Steve Golding, chairman and CEO of Golding Barge Line, a transporter of liquid commodities with roots dating back to 1960, is someone who has always been mindful of… Read More

The Geo. T. Price Was The First Diesel Line-Haul Towboat The Geo. T. Price was generally regarded as the first diesel line-haul towboat. (Photo by Bill Judd)

The Geo. T. Price was generally regarded as the first diesel line-haul towboat. (Photo by Bill Judd)

The Geo. T. Price Was The First Diesel Line-Haul Towboat

April 21, 2021

The Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., was a pioneer in the advent of the screw propeller as a means of providing thrust to towing vessels. The James Rumsey,… Read More

Belle Of Louisville Steams Into 2021, Despite Financial Shortfall The steamboat Belle of Louisville, at 107 years old, has begun its 2021 season, offering passengers cruises on the Ohio River. The organization’s administrators have sought additional funding because of budget shortfalls, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Belle of Louisville Riverboats)

The steamboat Belle of Louisville, at 107 years old, has begun its 2021 season, offering passengers cruises on the Ohio River. The organization’s administrators have sought additional funding because of budget shortfalls, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Belle of Louisville Riverboats)

Belle Of Louisville Steams Into 2021, Despite Financial Shortfall

April 20, 2021

The 107-year-old Belle of Louisville is back steaming down the Ohio River, but the boat’s operators say that without $4.1 million in additional funding over the next five years,… Read More

Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat The mv. Gretchen V. Cooper is powered by two Tier 4 Caterpillar C3512E main engines.

Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat

April 16, 2021

Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the shipbuilding subsidiary of Cooper/T. Smith, has built and delivered an EPA Tier 4-compliant towing vessel to sister company Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT). The… Read More

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis The Mark L. Duplantis has 3,300 hp. from twin Cat 3516B II diesels.

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis

April 9, 2021

Family members, friends and American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) teammates gathered at the company’s Harahan Fleet, just upriver from New Orleans, March 19 to celebrate the life of… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine

April 2, 2021

Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Rock Solid to Plimsoll Marine, a Cooper Group company that provides fleeting and barge services on the Lower… Read More

Ferry Closure Extended Because Of High Water

March 26, 2021

The closure of the Dorena-Hickman Ferry at Mississippi River Mile 922.0 has been extended to about March 30 because of continued high water. The ferry, which connects… Read More

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Chris Miller Eymard Marine Construction built the 2,000 hp. mv. Chris Miller for Maritime Partners. (Photo by Lisa Eymard)

Eymard Marine Construction built the 2,000 hp. mv. Chris Miller for Maritime Partners. (Photo by Lisa Eymard)

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Chris Miller

March 26, 2021

Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based owner of close to 550 towboats, barges and other maritime assets on long-term charter, held a christening ceremony February 26 for the mv. Chris… Read More