The Memphis Engineer District has awarded Conrad Shipyard LLC of Morgan City, La., an $8.4 million firm-fixed-priced contract for the purchase of a steel-hulled deck barge. The new barge will… 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.
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners recently took delivery of the last of three new towboats built by John Bludworth Shipyard at its 11-acre facility on the Corpus Christi (Tex.) Ship… Read More
Ingram Marine Group christened two towboats after longtime employees during a ceremony May 6 in Paducah, Ky. The mv. Len O’Connor is a new towboat from Houma-La.-based Main… Read More
Hines Furlong Line (HFL) is in the midst of an 11-vessel new build program, with towboats forthcoming from both Harvey, La.-based Eymard Marine Construction & Repair and Bourg, La.-based Intracoastal… Read More
The Great Steamboat Race has been an annual event at Louisville, Ky., for most of the past 62 years, and is usually held the Wednesday before the running of… Read More
Sunshine, La.-based Chem Carriers has repowered the twin-screw mv. Capt. Robert J. Banta with a pair of Mitsubishi S12R-Y3MPTAW Tier 3 main engines from Laborde Products. Each engine delivers… Read More
Friends, family and colleagues of David North, general manager of logistics and customer service in Louisiana for Ingram Marine Group, gathered at the company’s Triangle Fleet in Reserve,… Read More
On March 26, Blessey Marine Services christened the mv. Capt. Dennis J. Martin during a ceremony held at the company’s office and dock in Channelview, Texas. Employees, friends and longtime… Read More
FMT Shipyard & Repair LLC, located at Mile 4 on the Harvey Canal in Louisiana, has delivered a new boat, the mv. Parker Brooks. Built for Maritime Partners LLC, the… Read More
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company (PTC) held a christening ceremony March 26 for a pair of towboats named for two of the company’s longest-serving office staff, Beverly Jo Smith,… Read More
