Laborde Products, Covington, La., announced the successful installation of a triple-screw propulsion package for Central Boat Rentals’ latest vessel, constructed by Halimar Shipyard. The package incorporates three… Read More
Towboats
When Sunshine, La.-based Chem Carriers put the mv. Brooke Banta into service in 2011, Louisiana maritime industry veteran Warren Berthelot was there, having shepherded that project to completion… Read More
With the July 28 christening of the mv. Troy Bernier, Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC (MP) honored one of the company’s bright young leaders, 28-year-old associate Troy… Read More
Crescent Towing announced August 7 that it has begun construction of a new 6,000 hp., Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala. The tug… Read More
St. Rose, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has put its newest towboat to work in the company’s fleet near Mile 118 on the Lower Mississippi River. The mv. Ryan Anthony, built… Read More
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first… Read More
At its yard at Bayou La Batre, Ala., Steiner Construction Company recently completed another vessel, this one an 88- by 34-foot, 2,600 hp. towboat for Evansville (Ind.)… Read More
David Podurgiel knew at 8 years old that he wanted to be a towboat pilot. That was when he joined his friends in helping a neighbor, Mr. Craft,… Read More
Terral RiverService, the towing company, terminal operator and aggregate supplier based in Lake Providence, La., put into service recently the second of two new towboats from NewSouth… Read More
Marine Chartering Associates LLC, a marine equipment lessor based in Houston, Texas, has taken delivery of another 86- by 30-foot, 2,000 hp. twin-screw towboat. Designed and built… Read More