The Great Lakes Towing Company announced recently that it has purchased the Wm. Plotz Machine & Forge Company. The acquisition includes all Plotz Machine’s assets and real estate. 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.
Bayou La Batre, an active waterway just west of Alabama’s Mobile Bay, has been home to Steiner Construction Company since 2003. Founded by Russell T. “Bubba” Steiner, the… Read More
Shipyards all over America are desperate for new workers. A recent visit to the website Ziprecruiter.com revealed 127 ads for shipyard laborers or workers. Starting salaries for laborers, tank… Read More
With the contract awarded for a new drydock and one of its existing drydocks recently refurbished, the Ensley Engineer Yard expects to improve efficiency in its maintenance and… Read More
Wepfer Marine Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., and operating fleets at nine locations along the Lower Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers, is in the process of building a drydock… Read More
Vane Brothers, Baltimore, a marine transportation provider on the U.S. East, West and Gulf coasts, took delivery earlier this year of the final boat in a series of four… Read More
Master Boat Builders Inc. announced March 9 the delivery of a new 4,000-hp. tug to Polaris New Energy. Named Polaris, the tug will be coupled with the recently delivered barge… Read More
Leaders from Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the U.S. Navy and Wisconsin-based Miron Construction dedicated a new facility at Fincantieri’s Marinette, Wis., shipyard with a small ceremony March 8. Fincantieri received… Read More
The James Marine group of companies has announced two recent purchases. James Marine has purchased T.T. Barge Cleaning LLC at Lower Mississippi Mile 183, along with T.T. Barge… Read More
A sister ship to Weeks Marine’s dredge Magdalen is on the way from Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard. The forthcoming dredge R.B. Weeks is expected to be delivered early… Read More
