By Ken Kolb, Special to The Waterways Journal Walter Sons has mastered the art of nearly every shipbuilding skill. From blasting and painting to welding and fitting, he’s done it all. 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.
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has announced it has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s seventh Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL 73) class berthing and messing barge. The contract award… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District christened its newest drydock April 2 at the Ensley Engineer Yard. The 1,000-ton-capacity drydock is 168 feet long with a 77-foot beam and a draft of… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and C&C Marine & Repair say they’re making maritime history with the construction of a groundbreaking 11,000 hp. inland towboat, a feat not seen in… Read More
United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced May 8 that it has signed agreements with Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., and Bristol Harbor Group Inc. in Bristol, R.I., to design, oversee and… Read More
When American Equity Underwriters (AEU) announced the recipients for its 2023 AEU Safety Award, given annually to the American Longshore Mutual Association members with the most effective safety programs, one… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and build a highly automated hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The state-of-the-art… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., announced its 2023 financial results and backlog on April 1. The company reported a net loss of $27 million and loss per diluted share… Read More
A delegation from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.), visited a trio of shipyards along the Gulf Coast March… Read More
McGinnis Inc. has more than doubled its workforce at its Sheridan Shipyard in South Point, Ohio, with work underway on its first new-build project in four years. McGinnis parent company… Read More
