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Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat The mv. Gretchen V. Cooper is powered by two Tier 4 Caterpillar C3512E main engines.

Blakeley BoatWorks Delivers Tier 4 Towboat

April 16, 2021

Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the shipbuilding subsidiary of Cooper/T. Smith, has built and delivered an EPA Tier 4-compliant towing vessel to sister company Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT). The mv. Gretchen… Read More

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis The Mark L. Duplantis has 3,300 hp. from twin Cat 3516B II diesels.

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis

April 9, 2021

Family members, friends and American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) teammates gathered at the company’s Harahan Fleet, just upriver from New Orleans, March 19 to celebrate the life of ACBL veteran… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

The 67- by 28-foot mv. Rock Solid is powered by a pair Mitsubishi Tier III engines through Twin Disc gears.

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Rock Solid To Plimsoll Marine

April 2, 2021

Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Rock Solid to Plimsoll Marine, a Cooper Group company that provides fleeting and barge services on the Lower Mississippi… Read More

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Chris Miller Eymard Marine Construction built the 2,000 hp. mv. Chris Miller for Maritime Partners. (Photo by Lisa Eymard)

Eymard Marine Construction built the 2,000 hp. mv. Chris Miller for Maritime Partners. (Photo by Lisa Eymard)

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Chris Miller

March 26, 2021

Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based owner of close to 550 towboats, barges and other maritime assets on long-term charter, held a christening ceremony February 26 for the mv. Chris Miller,… Read More

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Chad Douglas To Florida Marine Transporters The 2,520 hp. Chad Douglas is the first Florida Marine Transporters boat to have heavy-duty Mitsubishi main engines.

The 2,520 hp. Chad Douglas is the first Florida Marine Transporters boat to have heavy-duty Mitsubishi main engines.

Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Chad Douglas To Florida Marine Transporters

March 24, 2021

While the pace has slowed somewhat due to COVID-19, construction of the 11 boats that are being built at Steiner Shipyard for Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) is “progressing as expected,”… Read More

Photo: Nichols Boat Company Building Towboat On Spec Spec boat under construction at Nichols Boat Company.

Photo: Nichols Boat Company Building Towboat On Spec

March 24, 2021

Nichols Boat Company, Greenville, Miss., currently has under construction a 120- by 34- by 11-foot, twin-screw towboat designed by Farrell & Norton Naval Architects. The retractable-pilothouse boat will have 3,400… Read More

Photo: NewSouth Delivers Mv. John C. Terral John C Terrell

Photo: NewSouth Delivers Mv. John C. Terral

March 24, 2021

From its yard in Greenville, Miss., NewSouth Marine Construction Inc. recently delivered the mv. John C. Terral to Terral RiverService Inc. of Lake Providence, La. Named after one of the… Read More

Kirby Operating New Mv. Ron Nokes The Ron Nokes was built by Steiner Construction Company for Hines Furlong Line; it is under a long-term bareboat charter to Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by C.R. Neale)

The Ron Nokes was built by Steiner Construction Company for Hines Furlong Line; it is under a long-term bareboat charter to Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by C.R. Neale)

Kirby Operating New Mv. Ron Nokes

March 19, 2021

The mv. Ron Nokes, a 4,000 hp. twin-screw towboat built by Steiner Construction Company, Bayou La Batre, Ala., was put into service the week of February 15. While it bears… Read More

Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT

March 12, 2021

On a cold February evening—frigid by New Orleans’ standards—the mv. Jared Phillips, the newest vessel in Parker Towing Company’s fleet, motored through the Harvey Canal, down the Mississippi River past… Read More

LeBeouf Bros. Towing Christens Miss Andrea LeBeouf Bros. Towing built the 3,600 hp. mv. Miss Andrea at its own shipyard, Bourg Dry Dock. It is named after 45-year LeBeouf employee Andrea Joseph. (Photo courtesy of LeBeouf Bros. Towing)

LeBeouf Bros. Towing built the 3,600 hp. mv. Miss Andrea at its own shipyard, Bourg Dry Dock. It is named after 45-year LeBeouf employee Andrea Joseph. (Photo courtesy of LeBeouf Bros. Towing)

LeBeouf Bros. Towing Christens Miss Andrea

March 5, 2021

Members of the LeBeouf Bros. Towing family gathered February 6 to christen the mv. Miss Andrea, named after the company’s longest-tenured employee, Andrea Joseph. Joseph joined LeBeouf Towing as a… Read More