Capt. Joseph Chotin owned and operated two steam, sternwheel towboats named J.N. Pharr. The first was a wood hull vessel, 115 by 24 feet, that had been built in 1910… Read More
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Five allisions on the Ohio River between February 5 and 8 damaged barges but caused no injuries or pollution. After four allisions in a 48-hour period, the Coast Guard issued… Read More
Ship 2 Shore Inc., a company providing corrosion preventative coatings, is expanding, recently opening a U.S. sales office and expanding its marketing to the inland marine industry. Based in Burnaby,… Read More
Cooper Marine & Timberlands Corporation (CMT), a part of the Cooper Group of companies based in Mobile, Ala., recently took delivery of the first of two vessels from Blakeley BoatWorks,… Read More
After years of a relative respite from severe winters, it appears that icy times have returned. Unlike the Upper Mississippi River where, owing to ice harbors, coves and other safe… Read More
Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) announced it has expanded its logistics and business development team through its promotion of Strickler Adams to director of marine logistics and hiring of Alan… Read More
Edward Gabriel “Eddie” Conrad, 80, who founded Compass Marine, RV River Charters and Riverbarge Excursion Lines, died January 24 in Algiers, La. Conrad began his career in the marine industry… Read More
The Inland Waterways Users Board gathered May 23 in New Orleans, La., for its 91st meeting since Congress established the board as part of the Water Resources Development Act of… Read More
Chris Eberlein has been named Gulf operations manager for Parker Towing. He will be based in Parker’s Mobile, Ala., office. His responsibilities include dispatching, staffing and reporting for all Parker… Read More
Happy New Year! Now that winter is officially here, we begin the Old Boat Column for 2019 with a frigid photo. Taken in the mouth of the frozen Muskingum River,… Read More
