Buffalo Marine Service christened the newest boat in its fleet, the Jacques-Imo, October 19. The ceremony was held at Star Fleet on the west bank of the Mississippi River with… Read More
Towboats
Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based maritime leasing and financing company, held a christening ceremony October 7 in Bayou La Batre, Ala., for the mv. Eric Livingston, a 3,400 hp. towboat… Read More
Two veteran Wood Towing captains will always remember the 21st day of September, after the company held a christening ceremony on that day last month to celebrate their leadership and… Read More
Back in 2009, Verret Shipyard built a 55- by 20-foot, 1,000 hp. towboat with a spider deck called the mv. Donnie, named after Verret Shipyard President Ted Verret’s late brother. Read More
Kindra Lake Towing, Chicago, Ill., is repowering its tug Buckley with two Mitsubishi S12R-Y3MPTAW-4 Tier 3 diesel marine engines, each rated at 1,100 hp. The engines were supplied by Laborde… Read More
An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people turned out at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River, on September 9 to inaugurate a… Read More
Q&A With Gary Sarrat, Inland Waterways Segment Manager For Caterpillar Marine WJ: Can you briefly describe the regulatory implementation timeline for Tier 4 marine engines? GS: The EPA began to… Read More
For 41 years, seven days a week, Bruce McGinnis and Larry Salyers have been each other’s first morning phone call. McGinnis, CEO of McGinnis Inc., hired Salyers, who now serves… Read More
Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced its plans to operate the forthcoming mv. Hydrogen One, which will be the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat. Hydrogen One, which is… Read More
Hines Furlong Line (HFL), headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., recently placed the 6,000 hp. towboat mv. Capt. Reggie Tubbs back in service after an extensive refurbishment. Built by Jeffboat in 1975… Read More
