Last week, the United States of America celebrated the Fourth of July in honor of the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One towboat that… 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.
Viking Cruise Lines’ Viking Mississippi visited Paducah, Ky., on July 1 after high water in the Upper Mississippi kept it from continuing north toward Red Wing, Minn. The vessel left… Read More
Ingram Marine Group has renamed two of its vessels in honor of Chief Executive Officer John D. Roberts and Chief Commercial Officer Chuck A.J. Arnold. The company held… Read More
Just a few months after expanding to the St. Louis metropolitan area, Riverview Boat Store is looking for a larger base of operations. The new store, located at… Read More
LeBeouf Bros. Towing, a Bourg, La.-based owner and operator of close to 50 towing vessels and twice that many barges, held a christening ceremony June 14 in New… Read More
The Delta Queen Steamboat Company (DSCQ) is seeking new ownership for the historic steamboat Delta Queen. The company, which owns the 1926 packet/excursion boat, has attempted… Read More
The mv. Joan Pluck moored at FMT Shipyard in Harvey, La. (Photo courtesy of Laborde Products) FMT Shipyard & Repair, located on the Harvey Canal in Harvey, La., has delivered… Read More
Recently returned from the Inland Marine Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Ken Eriksen, principal of Polaris Consulting and a senior leader and strategic adviser in commodities, supply chain, logistics and transportation,… Read More
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
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
