American River Transportation Company, St. Louis, Mo., has taken delivery of the eighth in a series of 11 new towboats from Eymard Marine Construction & Repair in Harvey, La. The… 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.
Enterprise Marine Services LLC (EMS), part of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.’s transportation group, held a christening ceremony January 15 for the newly-built mv. Ray S at the company’s Houma, La.,… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding announced that it delivered the dredge mv. Magdalen to Weeks Marine Inc. on December 22. The trailing suction hopper dredge was designed by Royal IHC. The Magdalen is… Read More
Nine former Kirby Inland Marine towboats are towed to Pittsburgh by the mv. Capt. Robert G. Harrison. (Photo by C.R.Neale) The 15 towboats that Ohio River Salvage Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.,… Read More
Hunter Marine Transport Inc. and Hines Furlong Line Inc., both of Nashville, Tenn., announced on January 2 they have entered into an agreement for Hunter to sell its inland marine… Read More
“The Daisy Mae is the closest you can get to Z-drive maneuverability, without the cost of Z-drive,” maintains builder Joseph Rodriguez of Rodriguez Ship Building Inc. in Bayou la Batre, Ala. Rodriguez has… Read More
Tugs will be powered by Cat 3512 engines. Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation, Salisbury, Md., announced December 20 that it has signed an agreement with Vane Brothers, Baltimore, to design and build… Read More
A new ferry operator in New York City is experiencing explosive growth in ridership and routes, thanks in part to speedy vessel construction at two shipyards in the Gulf Coast… Read More
Cenac Marine Services LLC, Houma, La., recently purchased two vessels from T.W. LaQuay Marine LLC, Port Lavaca, Texas. The boats are the mvs. Jason W. LaQuay and Timothy W. LaQuay. Read More
Serodino Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., recently delivered a Super Tiger Class towboat to Logsdon Tug Service. The 1,320 hp. mv. Pintail will join its sister vessel the mv. Blue Wing at… Read More
