On March 19, the St. Paul Engineer District reported the opening of the 2021 navigation season when the mv. R. Clayton McWhorter pushed 12 barges through Lock and Dam 3,… Read More
Ingram Barge Company
Ingram Barge Company LLC announced November 10 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Houston Fleeting Services LLC, has entered into an agreement to acquire the business assets of Houston-based Cheryl K… Read More
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic back in the spring caused many industries and companies to scramble. It disrupted some more than others but left no one unaffected. States and… Read More
Zach Burkhart is following in his family’s footsteps. Like his grandfather, Burkhart, 28, of Dover, Tenn., is an engineer. But those aren’t the only footsteps he follows. Four other members… Read More
Experienced river captains from several companies recently spent a week virtually piloting towboats through more than 100 different computer scenarios, testing alignments and pier placements for a new bridge just… Read More
By Shelley Byrne and Frank McCormack The coronavirus pandemic has been rough on the inland marine industry, but company representatives say they are pulling together, taking appropriate safety measures and… Read More
Ingram Barge Company renamed one of its vessels November 4 in honor of a member of Ingram Industries’ board of directors. The mv. Y.S. Chi is a twin-screw towboat formerly… Read More
Mavericks Towboat Solutions announced October 7 that it has purchased seven harbor boats from Ingram Barge Company. This is Mavericks’ first purchase since forming in May. The boats, all of… Read More
A week after announcing a vessel-management agreement with Tennessee Valley Towing, Inland Marine Service (IMS) made another major announcement on September 24: the Hebron, Ky., firm will be responsible for… Read More
Around midnight September 20, following torrential rain dropped in the Houston area by the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda, nine barges broke away from their moorings at San Jacinto River… Read More