The mv. River Cleanup before modifications. (Photo courtesy of The Shearer Group Inc.) Shearer Group Inc. was contracted in 2017 by Living Lands & Waters (LLW), an… Read More
Towboats
Eymard Marine Construction & Repair, Harvey, La., has delivered the mv. American Pride to American River Transportation Company, St. Louis, Mo. The new boat is the ninth in… Read More
Alexis Marine, Belle Chasse, La., has awarded a supply contract to Thordon Bearings for the retrofitting of 6-inch diameter RiverTough bearings to the mv. Kristin Alexis, the 60-foot, twin-screw… Read More
NGL Marine, a segment of NGL Energy Partners LLC, Houston, Texas, has accepted delivery of a new twin-screw towboat named mv. Makenzi Haidyn. Built by Westport Orange Shipyard in… Read More
Before its acquisition by Kirby Corporation, Houston, Texas, earlier this year, Higman Barge Lines sold the mv. Capt. Randy Hopson to Hines Furlong Line Inc., Nashville, Tenn. Hines… Read More
John’s Towing Service, Shippingport, Pa., has renamed and refurbished a towboat it bought recently from Murray American Transportation. The vessel came out of the shipyard new in 1973 as the… Read More
A recent new build from Superior Marine was the Miss Isabella, constructed in 2016. Superior Marine, South Point, Ohio, began work on construction of a harbor boat this month. The completed… Read More
With a crew of 20 shipyard workers, Nichols Boat Company in Greenville, Miss., usually has no problem scheduling work. It normally staggers construction of the boats in order to even… Read More
Oakley’s Port 33, Catoosa, Okla., took delivery of a new harbor boat recently. Built by Jantran Inc., at its Rosedale, Miss., shipyard, the new boat measures 56 feet long by… Read More
Serodino recently placed a Super Tiger Class 1,500 hp. workboat into its Tennessee River service. The mv. Viking is the fourth of the Super Tiger series, which follows 60 Tiger… Read More
