Last week saw flurries of activity in Washington, D.C., as organizations involved in American shipbuilding met with officials and lobbied in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement in his… 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.
By Dave Matsuda This week, the Small Shipyard Grant Coalition (www.smallshipyards.com) held its annual Fly-In in Washington, D.C., to meet with federal officials and advocate for increased funding for the… Read More
America’s Maritime Partnership (AMP) applauded President Donald Trump’s plan to create a White House Office of Shipbuilding as part of its plan to provide greater support for U.S. shipyards. During… Read More
Late last month, a group of senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Defense visited a pair of Gulf Coast shipyards, with stops at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss.,… Read More
Dan Marquitz Recently married and finishing up his education at Washington University in St. Louis where he majored in business, Dan Marquitz was looking for a job. The third of… Read More
Vicksburg Shipyard LLC, a subsidiary of Terral RiverService, has acquired Big River Shipbuilding, located on the Yazoo River Diversion Canal in Vicksburg, Miss. With this acquisition, Vicksburg Shipyard will now… Read More
Parker Towing Company of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has taken delivery of a new towboat, the mv. Callaway Parker, built by Plaquemine, La.-based Verret Shipyard. The boat is named for one of… Read More
“Laissez les bons temps rouler” may be an apt phrase to describe not only Mardi Gras, recently celebrated, but also the extreme good fortune of two Louisiana shipyards: Eymard Marine… Read More
Colonial Towing Inc., the marine fuel subsidiary of Colonial Group, headquartered in Savannah, Ga., recently took delivery of a new towboat, mv. Soaring Eagle. Colonial Group, one of the largest… Read More
By William C. Baldwin and James A. Kearns… Read More
