Jeffboat delivered a new towboat to American Commercial Barge Line January 26. Named the mv. Shawnee Forest, the 2,000 hp. azimuth-drive boat measures 70 by 32 by 12 feet, with… Read More
Shipyards
Jeffboat LLC announced February 1 that it would lay off a further 226 employees from its Jeffersonville, Ind., facility. The move follows an earlier layoff of 278 employees in November. Read More
Crowley Fuels LLC announced last week the company has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build a sprawling 100,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) at Bollinger’s Amelia, La., shipyard. Crowley will… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding announced that it delivered the dredge mv. Magdalen to Weeks Marine Inc. on December 22. The trailing suction hopper dredge was designed by Royal IHC. The Magdalen is… Read More
Job seekers with skills in welding, ship-fitting, construction, mechanics and marine electronics got a New Year’s present from The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard. The company said… Read More
Tugs will be powered by Cat 3512 engines. Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation, Salisbury, Md., announced December 20 that it has signed an agreement with Vane Brothers, Baltimore, to design and build… Read More
A new ferry operator in New York City is experiencing explosive growth in ridership and routes, thanks in part to speedy vessel construction at two shipyards in the Gulf Coast… Read More
O-Kan Marine Repair operations have remained busy in the year and a half since they were taken over by Amherst Madison, says Amherst CEO Charles T. Jones. “The integration of… Read More
Eagle Fabrication LLC, a division of Eagle Marine Industries Inc., Sauget, Ill., has built more than 90 barges since its first hull was launched 18 years ago under the supervision… Read More
Gateway Dredging & Contracting LLC, Monroe, Mo., is in the process of building two 130- by 30- by 7-foot, 3-inch sand barges at National Maintenance & Repair in Hartford, Ill. Read More
