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New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans’ Regional Transit Authority ferries finally went into service this fall after two years of delays. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

New Orleans Finally Puts New Ferries Into Service

December 18, 2020

While 2020 and the fear of COVID-19 brought, for a time, the unforgettable sight of empty streetcars rumbling down the streets of New Orleans, the year ended on… Read More

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

The Anderson Ferry, a more than 200-year-old ferry connecting Constance, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio River, has more than doubled its business since November 11, when a fire shut down a major bridge over the river. (Photo by Paul Anderson)

Ferry Business Thrives Following Unexpected Bridge Closure

December 11, 2020

A 203-year-old ferry business is booming after a wreck disabled a major bridge in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. “It’s probably the busiest we’ve ever been at one… Read More

Cruise Companies Bet On Pent-Up Demand

December 5, 2020

The passenger cruise industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. In its early days, several outbreaks aboard ocean passenger liners were highly publicized on… Read More

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season

December 4, 2020

The St. Paul Engineer District locked its last tow, two empty barges pushed by the mv. the Colonel, through Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn., to end the… Read More

ACBL Honors Knoy, Duplantis By Renaming Towboats The triple-screw mv. Mark K. Knoy, named for ACBL’s recently retired president and CEO, sports EMD engines that produce 11,100 hp.

The triple-screw mv. Mark K. Knoy, named for ACBL’s recently retired president and CEO, sports EMD engines that produce 11,100 hp.

ACBL Honors Knoy, Duplantis By Renaming Towboats

November 25, 2020

American Commercial Barge Line is celebrating the lives and careers of two teammates with the renaming of two boats in their honor, the mv. Mark L. Duplantis and the… Read More

CDC Issues Framework For Resuming Cruise Ship Passenger Operations

November 22, 2020

On October 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order that introduces a phased approach for the safe and responsible resumption… Read More

C&C Delivers Triple-Screw Towboat To Hines Furlong Line The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats that Hines Furlong Line ordered from C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo by Greg Milliken)

The mv. Scarlett Rose Furlong is the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats that Hines Furlong Line ordered from C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo by Greg Milliken)

C&C Delivers Triple-Screw Towboat To Hines Furlong Line

November 20, 2020

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has taken delivery of the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats from C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La. Read More

Belle Of Louisville Steams To Gallipolis For Drydock The str. Belle of Louisville sits in drydock at the Amherst Madison repair facility at Gallipolis, Ohio. (Photo by Jim Ross)

The str. Belle of Louisville sits in drydock at the Amherst Madison repair facility at Gallipolis, Ohio. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Belle Of Louisville Steams To Gallipolis For Drydock

November 13, 2020

For the first time in 61 years, the excursion steamboat Belle of Louisville traveled up the Ohio River as far as Gallipolis, Ohio, for its every-five-year Coast Guard inspection… Read More

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet Christens Mv. Elin Merritt

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet christened four towboats in an October 16 ceremony, including the mv. Elin Merrit, the first new build in the company’s fleet of towboats. It was constructed by Diversified Marine. (Photo by Tracy A. Adams)

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet Christens Mv. Elin Merritt

November 13, 2020

Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LACF), a Rockport, Texas-based provider of fleeting and fuel services and operator of towing vessels on charter, held a christening ceremony October 16 for four… Read More

Enterprise Takes Delivery Of Twin Towboats From Steiner The mv. Maggie Rae was delivered by Steiner Construction Company October 26.

Enterprise Takes Delivery Of Twin Towboats From Steiner

November 6, 2020

The second of a pair of 3,600 hp., retractable-pilothouse towboats, an integral piece of Enterprise Marine Services’ current build program, was completed recently. The mv. Maggie Rae, built by… Read More