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
Towboats
Who built the most inland river towing vessels in 2017? Who did they build them for? What is the average horsepower of towboats built last year? All of these questions… Read More
Riverview Boat Store Inc., Belleview, Iowa, has purchased the mv. I.J. Russo, a 65-foot, 1,200 hp. towboat from Russo Marine LLC, Chauvin, La. The boat is being rehabbed… Read More
Imperial River Transport LLC, Imperial, Pa., has purchased the mv. L.C. Williams from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas, and renamed it the mv. Hailey Nicole. The… Read More
Daigle Towing Service LLC, Belle Chasse, La., has changed the name of the mv. Baroid 111, a 60-foot, 800 hp. towboat, to Mr. Max. Read More
Becker Flap Rudder arrangement for U.S. towboats. (photo courtesy of Becker Marine Systems) Becker Marine Systems announced that Canal Barge Company has placed an order for a retrofit… Read More
The mv. Leland Speakes, a twin-screw towboat with a retractable pilothouse built by Jeffboat in 1967, caught fire February 21 on the Lower Mississippi River near Greenville, Miss., the… Read More
Graestone Logistics LLC, Murray, Ky., added two vessels to its fleet recently, both previously owned by Genesis Marine LLC, Houston, Texas. Twin-screw towboats, the vessels are the mvs. CGB… Read More
Cenac Marine Services LLC, Houma, La., recently purchased two vessels from T.W. LaQuay Marine LLC, Port Lavaca, Texas. The boats are the mvs. Jason W. LaQuay and Timothy… Read More
Serodino Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., recently delivered a Super Tiger Class towboat to Logsdon Tug Service. The 1,320 hp. mv. Pintail will join its sister vessel the mv. Blue… Read More