Vessel Repair announced that it has received a second patent on its Pacesetter class of inland towboats. The first patent was for the hull design that combines a… Read More
Shipyards
The latest news from inland and Gulf Coast shipyards, constructing towboats, barges and specialty equipment for today’s inland marine industry. Contract news, shipyard expansions, towboat deliveries and more.
Southwest Shipyard, Houston, Texas, received an $11.4 million contract from the Detroit Engineer District to construct a new crane barge for the St. Marys River. “The new… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) executed a redevelopment agreement with the city of Jeffersonville, Ind., September 13 to fund the development of a master plan for the former Jeffboat… 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
CGB/Waterfront Services has expanded operations in Cairo, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., with additional drydocks, tank barge cleaning, hull repairs, dry cargo barge cleaning, a floating crane service and small-scale… Read More
Campbell Transportation Company’s Georgetown Shipyard in Pennsylvania has begun its first drydock internal structural exam (ISE), one of the first few that have begun in the country under the… Read More
Arcosa Marine Products, a leading manufacturer of barges used to transport cargo on U.S. inland waterways, announced August 1 that it has joined Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental… Read More
Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders Inc. has announced a contract to build an additional tugboat for Bay Houston Towing Company. The Houston-based company already has three tugs of… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, a boat and barge builder in Greenville, Miss., recently completed a 3,400 hp. twin-screw towboat with Tier 4 engines, built on speculation. “Due to COVID,… Read More
Metal Shark, a Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder with additional shipyards in Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., has announced it will send 23 military vessels to Ukraine as… Read More
