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Mike Ellis Named New American Commercial Barge Line CEO Mike Ellis speaks at a 2013 Settoon Towing christening. ACBL named Ellis as its new CEO August 6. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mike Ellis speaks at a 2013 Settoon Towing christening. ACBL named Ellis as its new CEO August 6. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mike Ellis Named New American Commercial Barge Line CEO

August 7, 2020

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and its board of directors named Mike Ellis as the company’s new CEO and a member of the board August 6. The appointment will be… Read More

Safety Reminder: Be A Thinker Not A Sinker—Wear Your Life Jacket!

July 20, 2020

My company, American Commercial Barge Line, pushes safety every day. Life jackets are a requirement for all barge line employees and maritime workers. Your life jackets must be U.S. Coast… Read More

Knoy Announces He Will Retire From ACBL

July 17, 2020

In an email to employees July 15, American Commercial Barge Line President and CEO Mark Knoy announced he would retire from the company and the industry by the end of… Read More

Wood Towing Christens Mv. Mike Mitchell The mv. Mike Mitchell moored at Hardrock Marine Services in Lafitte, La., May 12. The Mike Mitchell is the newest vessel in Wood Towing’s fleet. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The mv. Mike Mitchell moored at Hardrock Marine Services in Lafitte, La., May 12. The Mike Mitchell is the newest vessel in Wood Towing’s fleet. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Wood Towing Christens Mv. Mike Mitchell

June 5, 2020

When Mike Mitchell, captain aboard Wood Towing’s mv. Harold Ancar, heard the company was planning to add a new towing vessel to its fleet, he immediately requested to be part… Read More

Mariners Pilot Beneath Simulated New Ohio River Bridge Ingram Barge Company Capt. Joseph Eubanks, piloting a Seamen’s Church Institute towboat simulator, is downbound toward the piers of a new U.S. 51 bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Cairo, Ill., and Wickliffe, Ky. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Ingram Barge Company Capt. Joseph Eubanks, piloting a Seamen’s Church Institute towboat simulator, is downbound toward the piers of a new U.S. 51 bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Cairo, Ill., and Wickliffe, Ky. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Mariners Pilot Beneath Simulated New Ohio River Bridge

June 5, 2020

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

ACBL Successfully Completes Recapitalization

May 1, 2020

American Commercial Barge Line Holding Corporation announced April 30 that it has successfully completed its recapitalization and emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. “ACBL is moving forward as an inland barge… Read More

Turn Services Celebrating 30 Years In Business All of Turn Services’ towboats are named for champion racehorses, like the mv. Native Dancer, shown here. (Photo courtesy of Turn Services)

All of Turn Services’ towboats are named for champion racehorses, like the mv. Native Dancer, shown here. (Photo courtesy of Turn Services)

Turn Services Celebrating 30 Years In Business

April 17, 2020

In 2020, New Orleans-based Turn Services, one of the largest independent barge fleeting and shifting companies in the United States, is marking 30 years operating on the Lower Mississippi River… Read More

ACBL Hunkers Down, Keeps Cargoes Moving

March 27, 2020

As more and more states issue lockdown orders in response to the coronavirus, barge companies like American Commercial Barge Line are tightening sanitation protocols, adjusting shore-based employee procedures and making… Read More

‘Knowledge Isn’t Powerful Until You Share It’: For Knoy, Communication Is Key

February 14, 2020

By the end of 2019, Mark Knoy, president and CEO of American Commercial Barge Line, knew he had some tough and challenging tasks ahead of him. The unprecedented season of… Read More

ACL To Recapitalize, File For Chapter 11 Reorganization The mv. Hal J. Pannell of American Commercial Barge Line on the Lower Mississippi near Vidalia, La. (Photo by Jeff L. Yates)

The mv. Hal J. Pannell of American Commercial Barge Line on the Lower Mississippi near Vidalia, La. (Photo by Jeff L. Yates)

ACL To Recapitalize, File For Chapter 11 Reorganization

February 5, 2020

(Updated February 7 to include more quotes from Mark Knoy) American Commercial Lines Inc. (parent company to ACBL and ACBL Transportation Services) announced February 4 that it has entered into… Read More