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ACBL

Final Settlement In 2008 Mel Oliver Spill

October 8, 2021

A major barge line could be seeing the final act of a notorious collision that resulted in a major oil spill on the Mississippi River—13 years after it happened. The… Read More

Tournament Raises $140,000 For Cancer Research From left, Mark Mestemacher, Jenny Dunne and Mark Fletcher of Ceres Consulting present a ceremonial check to William Bogie and Leslie Sprenger of Mary Crowley Cancer Research.

Tournament Raises $140,000 For Cancer Research

September 26, 2021

This year’s Pushing Hope Tournament raised more than $140,000 for cancer research. The event, held August 19-21 in Kirkwood, Mo., dates back to the early 1980s, when Consolidated Grain &… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Slabaugh, Spencer, Stewart And Sullivan IMX 40 Under 40 Award winners Chase Slabaugh, Tommy Spencer, Caitlyn Stewart and Tim Sullivan.

40 Under 40 Awards: Slabaugh, Spencer, Stewart And Sullivan

July 30, 2021

For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Powell, Reno, Rohlfing and Shantz

40 Under 40 Awards: Powell, Reno, Rohlfing and Shantz

July 23, 2021

For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

ACBL Puts Pair Of New Z-drive Towboats Into Service

ACBL Puts Pair Of New Z-drive Towboats Into Service

July 16, 2021

In late May, Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Steiner Construction Company delivered a pair of new-built towboats to American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), with both vessels joining ACBL’s operations in the… Read More

Marquette Introduces ‘New’ H.E. Bowles To Fleet The mv. H.E. Bowles was completely rebuilt on the hull of the former mv. George King, which was destroyed in a fire in January 2018. (Photo by Mike Herschler)

Marquette Introduces ‘New’ H.E. Bowles To Fleet

July 2, 2021

Some older veteran river industry personnel, executives, aficionados and others associated with the inland marine industry (especially the upper Ohio River area) may experience a bit of déjà vu when… Read More

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis The Mark L. Duplantis has 3,300 hp. from twin Cat 3516B II diesels.

ACBL Dedicates Mv. Mark L. Duplantis

April 9, 2021

Family members, friends and American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) teammates gathered at the company’s Harahan Fleet, just upriver from New Orleans, March 19 to celebrate the life of ACBL veteran… Read More

End Of An Era: StL Coal Terminal To Close  Powder River Basin coal is loaded into a barge at the Hall Street Terminal. (Photo courtesy of ACBL)

End Of An Era: StL Coal Terminal To Close 

March 19, 2021

One of the largest and most important rail-to-barge transloading facilities in mid-America is closing, another sign of the decline of the coal era in American power generation. Located north of… Read More

Illinois Waterway Slowly Thaws, Navigation Traffic Resumes

March 1, 2021

Barge traffic resumed on the Illinois Waterway as temperatures rose and the country’s midsection recovered from the polar vortex. Jeff Lebeau, assistant lockmaster at Starved Rock Lock and Dam, said… Read More

Capt. David Barchie, ACBL Capt. David Barchie.

Capt. David Barchie, ACBL

February 12, 2021

Capt. David Barchie looks for new challenges and opportunities every day. That’s why working on the river has always appealed to him. Barchie, 60, of Daphne, Ala., began working for… Read More

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