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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.

Conrad Shipyard Delivers YRBM-57 A view of YRBM-57 at its first of class recognition ceremony in July. (Photo courtesy of Conrad Shipyard)

Conrad Shipyard Delivers YRBM-57

October 25, 2024

Louisiana-based Conrad Shipyard successfully delivered the first Yard, Repair, Berthing, Messing (YRBM) vessel to the U.S. Navy this month, marking a significant milestone in the shipyard’s longstanding history of shipbuilding… Read More

Custom Compounds Highlights Safety Of L-44 Degreaser 

October 18, 2024

When Arnold, Mo.-based Custom Compounders’ L-44 line of degreasers debuted between 2007 and 2009, most other degreasers in use were composed of ingredients that posed potentially serious consequences for workers. Read More

Old Boat Column: The Avalon: A Widely Traveled Excursion Boat The steamer Avalon, pictured here in its early years going by that name. (Photo from the author’s collection)

Old Boat Column: The Avalon: A Widely Traveled Excursion Boat

October 18, 2024

The previous installment of the Old Boat Column introduced the steamer Idlewild, built in Pittsburgh in 1914 by the James Rees & Sons Company for the West Memphis Packet… Read More

Mississippi River Institute Celebrates First Semester The Mississippi River Institute barge will remain docked in St. Louis before heading downriver to Memphis, Tenn., in November. (Photos by Amelia Kingman)

Mississippi River Institute Celebrates First Semester

October 18, 2024

The Mississippi River Institute barge stands out against other river vessels with its yellow pencil and ruler spuds. This barge was constructed by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), and… Read More

Loadstar Adds Barge Fleeting Services At Lower Miss Mile 166 The 1,250 hp. mv. Cristo Santo, operated by Loadstar, has been assigned to work American Styrenic’s new barge fleet at Mile 166 on the Lower Mississippi River. (Photo courtesy of Loadstar)

Loadstar Adds Barge Fleeting Services At Lower Miss Mile 166

October 11, 2024

Loadstar, a product handling and site logistics company based in Baton Rouge, La., recently expanded its services by offering barge fleeting. The fleet is located at Mile 166… Read More

Amherst Madison Names Vessel After Personnel Director Amherst Madison’s mv. Ms. Minerva, a 2,000 hp. towboat originally built in 1970 at Halter Marine Services in Lockport, La. (Photos courtesy of Todd Hanson)

Amherst Madison Names Vessel After Personnel Director

October 4, 2024

On September 26, Amherst Madison Inc., Charleston, W. Va., honored longtime personnel director Minerva Richardson by christening a vessel in her name. The christening was held prior to an… Read More

Hurricane Remnants Could Offer Temporary Rain Relief

September 27, 2024

Rain in the forecast from Hurricane Helene will offer a temporary respite, but the river industry expects “a long October” as low water conditions persist on the Lower Mississippi… Read More

Marquette Recognizes Third Class Of ‘Legends’ At Banquet Several Marquette Legends attended the ceremony and banquet on September 12. (Left to right) Chris Myskowski, Jim Troup, Henry Hornsby, Dennis Drury, A.J. Dempster, Dan Boston, Larry Sibley, Bob Wilson, Emile Dufrene, John Zeringue, Damon Judd, Darin Adrian. (Photo by Brad Rankin Photography)

Marquette Recognizes Third Class Of ‘Legends’ At Banquet

September 27, 2024

The mv. Marquette Legends. Marquette Transportation engraves the names of each of its legends on a brass plaque beneath the vessel’s bell. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Transportation) The 10… Read More

Blessey Honors Longtime Captain With Namesake Vessel Longtime Blessey Marine Services captain Phillip Langley christens his namesake vessel August 20 at Blessey’s WEB Fleet in Channelview, Texas. (Photos by Nelson Spencer Jr. and Frank McCormack)

Blessey Honors Longtime Captain With Namesake Vessel

September 20, 2024

Capt. Gary “Phillip” Langley has quite a family legacy in the maritime industry. Born in Hattiesburg, Miss., and raised in Bassfield, Miss., Langley grew up around towboats, with his… Read More

Brown Water Mariner Graduates from Texas A&M Maritime Academy

September 13, 2024

Chad McBride in the wheelhouse of the mv. Jack Odom with his wife, Cicily, and his son, Wilder. (Photo courtesy of Chad McBride) Chad McBride, a fifth-generation mariner with… Read More

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