Longtime leadership team member Darin Adrian has been named president of Marquette Transportation Company’s river division. Darin Adrian. Adrian has been with the company more than 36… Read More
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Kirby Corporation reported third-quarter net earnings of $39.1 million or $0.65 per share, on revenues of $745.8 million. The net income follows a net loss of $264.7 million… Read More
JB Marine Service Inc., a four-drydock shipyard at Mile 168 on the Upper Mississippi River in St. Louis, received its second AEU (American Equity Underwriters) Safety Award at a… Read More
Parker Towing Company, a Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based maritime transportation company, announced October 11 it has acquired General Marine Services (GMS), a Baton Rouge, La.-based tank barge operator. The… 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… Read More
Viterra Ltd., through a wholly owned subsidiary, announced October 3 that it has closed its stock purchase agreement to acquire the grain and ingredients business of Gavilon Agriculture… Read More
Jones Walker LLP has released its biennial cybersecurity survey, which this year focused on the cybersecurity preparedness of ports and terminals in the United States. Andy Lee, a partner at… Read More
On October 5, the Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program awarded Birdon America Inc. of Denver, Colo., an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed price contract with economic… Read More
Shamrock Marine, a Baton Rouge, La.-based provider of personnel and supply launch services and warehousing, started with a simple idea to meet a practical need—one that founder… Read More
When Blank River Services, Elizabeth, Pa., sold its drydock and a small towboat to Industry Terminal & Salvage Company recently—and, in doing so, essentially exited the river business—the… Read More
