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.

Company Plans To Bring Fuel Cell Tech To Waterways The Water-Go-Round, the new zero-emissions passenger vessel that will be launched this year. (Photo courtesy of Golden Gate Zero Emissions)

The Water-Go-Round, the new zero-emissions passenger vessel that will be launched this year. (Photo courtesy of Golden Gate Zero Emissions)

Company Plans To Bring Fuel Cell Tech To Waterways

January 29, 2019

A quest for a zero-emissions vessel initiated by the owner of a fleet of passenger vessels has resulted in the formation of a company to develop and promote it… Read More

Jensen Designs Tugs For Foss Z-drive tugs are being constructed by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders.

Jensen Designs Tugs For Foss

January 28, 2019

Jensen Maritime, Seattle, Wash., reports that it has provided the detailed design for new Tier 4 tractor tugs being built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for Foss Maritime. Read More

Main Iron Works Completes First Towboat For Kirby The mv. Bailey has 2,680 hp. from Cat 3512C-HD engines. (Photo courtesy of Main Iron Works)

Main Iron Works Completes First Towboat For Kirby

January 25, 2019

Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. Read More

AQSC Completes Acquisition Of Victory Vessels The 202-passenger Victory I and Victory II (shown here) will cruise on the Great Lakes.

AQSC Completes Acquisition Of Victory Vessels

January 18, 2019

American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) announced January 14 that it had closed on the purchase of sister ships Victory I and Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., in addition to the Victory brand. Read More

Ninth-Decade Towboats In Amherst Madison Fleet Laura J

Ninth-Decade Towboats In Amherst Madison Fleet

January 14, 2019

The sternwheel towboats Lady Lois and Laura J, owned by Amherst Madison, are both in their ninth decade of river duty. Pictured here on the Kanawha River in front… Read More

Riverview Boat Store Buys Mv. Saratoga

January 11, 2019

Riverview Boat Store & Tug Service, Bellevue, Iowa, a midstream provider of groceries and supplies as well as lock assistance on the Upper Mississippi River, has purchased the… Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Tug For McAllister

December 17, 2018

Eastern Shipbuilding announced the launch of the Z-drive tug Ava M. McAllister for McAllister Towing & Transportation Company Inc. The tug was launched on December 7, just 58 days… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rick Pemberton

December 14, 2018

Master Marine, Bayou la Batre, Ala., announced it has delivered the 67- by 28-foot mv. Rick Pemberton to Waterfront Services. The boat is powered by a pair of… Read More

Kindra Lake Towing’s Mv. Morgan Receives First COI Jeff Carie, Marine Safety Unit-Chicago, presents John Kindra, president of Kindra Lake Towing LP, with its first Certificate of Inspection for the mv. Morgan as the vessel’s crew looks on. Crew members include Nijaz Jahovic, deckhand; Capt. Mike Hunter; and Ken Horn, deck engineer. (Photo courtesy of Kindra Lake Towing)

Jeff Carie, Marine Safety Unit-Chicago, presents John Kindra, president of Kindra Lake Towing LP, with its first Certificate of Inspection for the mv. Morgan as the vessel’s crew looks on. Crew members include Nijaz Jahovic, deckhand; Capt. Mike Hunter; and Ken Horn, deck engineer. (Photo courtesy of Kindra Lake Towing)

Kindra Lake Towing’s Mv. Morgan Receives First COI

December 7, 2018

Kindra Lake Towing LP, Chicago, Ill., announced that it received its first Certificate of Inspection (COI) for the mv. Morgan on October 31. The COI was presented to… Read More

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen

December 7, 2018

December 4, 2018, will go down as one of the most significant dates ever for the 91-year-old Delta Queen Steamboat. That’s the date President Donald Trump signed into law… Read More

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