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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.

Cooper Marine Announces Mv. David J. Cooper Jr. The newly acquired mv. David J. Cooper Jr. motors through the Mobile, Ala., harbor. (Photo courtesy of Cooper Marine)

Cooper Marine Announces Mv. David J. Cooper Jr.

July 26, 2024

Cooper Marine, a deep-draft and inland bulk stevedore, barge line and barge fleeting operator across the southeastern United States, has added a 4,200 hp. towing vessel to its fleet, which… Read More

Parker Towing Christens Mv. Miss Adelyn Parker Towing Company’s newest towboat, the mv. Miss Adelyn, is moored on the left descending bank in Tuscaloosa, Ala., near the city’s Riverwalk. (Photo by Cheryl Wray)

Parker Towing Christens Mv. Miss Adelyn

July 19, 2024

When Chas Haun, executive vice president of Parker Towing Company in Tuscaloosa, Ala., told his daughter that he was naming the company’s newest boat in her honor, she felt special,… Read More

Kirby Christens Mv. Bob Livingston Kirby’s mv. Bob Livingston motors in the Harvey Canal near Eymard Marine Construction and Repair in Harvey, La. (Photo courtesy of Eymard Marine Construction and Repair)

Kirby Christens Mv. Bob Livingston

July 12, 2024

Kirby Corporation held a christening ceremony June 25 at the company’s Old River Dock in Channelview, Texas, for the mv. Bob Livingston, an Entech-designed towboat from Harvey, La.-based Eymard Marine… Read More

Frank Banta Sr. Recalls Family Time Aboard Towing Vessels Fran Banta Sr.

Frank Banta Sr. Recalls Family Time Aboard Towing Vessels

July 12, 2024

For the most part, life aboard a towing vessel is marked by separation from friends and family. It’s a natural and necessary part of a job that can be both… Read More

Crowley Christens All-Electric Tugboat Crowley’s new all-electric towboat, the eWolf, plies the waters of San Diego harbor. (Photo courtesy of Crowley)

Crowley Christens All-Electric Tugboat

July 3, 2024

Crowley, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based logistics, marine and energy solutions company founded in 1892, christened the United States’ first all-electric ship assist harbor tugboat June 25 in a ceremony held at… Read More

U.S. Inland Barge Fleet Aging Despite Getting Bigger Barge fleet average age.

U.S. Inland Barge Fleet Aging Despite Getting Bigger

June 14, 2024

The fleet of barges plying the inland rivers and waterways of the Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Canal are aging, and that process is not likely to slow down anytime… Read More

Canal Barge Repowers Two Boats With Mitsubishi Engines The mv. Ned Merrick now has 3,350 hp. after its repowering with Mitsubishi S16R engines. (Photo courtesy of Laborde Products)

Canal Barge Repowers Two Boats With Mitsubishi Engines

June 7, 2024

Laborde Products, Covington, La., recently completed the repowering of two towboats in the Canal Barge Company fleet with Mitsubishi Engines. Mv. Ned Merrick The mv. Ned Merrick received two Tier… Read More

Smoother Waters Ahead: How Technology is Streamlining Barge Logistics

Smoother Waters Ahead: How Technology is Streamlining Barge Logistics

June 7, 2024

The inland and coastal marine transportation industry has been the unsung hero of domestic cargo transport along American waterways, ensuring the steady movement of commercial goods for a diverse range… Read More

Chem Carriers Christens Pair Of Towboats From Steiner Construction The mv. Jeff O. Norgress and mv. John R. Williams, christened May 2 in Channelview, Texas. (Digital Racquet photo)

Chem Carriers Christens Pair Of Towboats From Steiner Construction

May 24, 2024

Chem Carriers, a Plaquemine, La.-based marine operator with a fleet of 15 towboats and 52 tank barges and a 174-barge fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, held… Read More

Valley Gem To Launch Additional Passenger Cruise Vessel Publicity photo from Valley Gem Sternwheeler showing the recently added Major/Riviera on the left and the Valley Gem on the right.

Valley Gem To Launch Additional Passenger Cruise Vessel

May 21, 2024

Valley Gem Sternwheeler will launch a second vessel into passenger service May 25 in Marietta, Ohio. The Major/Riviera is a combination unit made of the historic towboat Major and the… Read More

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