Like so many other new vessels these days, because of the COVD-19 pandemic the mv. Amelia Ray went to work without the benefit of a full-fledged christening. It was… Read More
Towboats
Amherst Madison has purchased two Dravo Viking towboats from ACBL and put them to use on the Ohio River system. The company bought the mv. Leonard… Read More
When Mike Mitchell, captain aboard Wood Towing’s mv. Harold Ancar, heard the company was planning to add a new towing vessel to its fleet, he immediately requested to be… Read More
By Nelson Spencer and Frank McCormack Metal Shark, a vessel designer and builder with shipyards in Jeanerette and Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC took delivery of a new towboat March 18 from Southwest Shipyard. The boat is the mv. Kathryn Louise and it… Read More
In March, C&C Marine & Repair, a Belle Chasse, La.-based full-service marine fabrication and repair shipyard, wrapped up construction on the fifth and final boat in a… Read More
Conrad Shipyard has delivered the 6,000 hp. towboat H. Merritt ‘Heavy’ Lane Jr. to Canal Barge Company Inc. of New Orleans. Built at Conrad Amelia, the Subchapter… Read More
Canal Barge Company (CBC), a New Orleans-based marine transportation company founded in 1933, is adding three new towboats to its fleet that already numbers 48 vessels strong, including… Read More
Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Frank Mellor to Osage Marine Services Inc., St. Louis, Mo. The 67- by 28-foot towboat was designed by… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC has taken delivery of a new towboat from Southwest Shipyard. The boat is the mv. Anna Frances and it is… Read More
