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How The Sohio Cleveland Became The First Valvoline

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How The Sohio Cleveland Became The First Valvoline

August 8, 2025

Last week this column began looking at the Sohio Cleveland, built in 1949 by St. Louis Ship for the Sohio Petroleum Corporation of St. Louis. The boat, which measured 150… Read More

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Towboat Trivia

June 6, 2025

While attending and participating in the very enjoyable 2025 IMX in Nashville, I was talking with Zac Metcalf, the associate publisher of The Waterways Journal. We were standing outside the… Read More

The Jim Martin, First Big Boat For Ashland Oil As the Jim Martin in a photo featured in the AO&R ad in the initial 1945 Inland River Record. (Author’s collection)

As the Jim Martin in a photo featured in the AO&R ad in the initial 1945 Inland River Record. (Author’s collection)

The Jim Martin, First Big Boat For Ashland Oil

April 28, 2024

As detailed in this column when writing about the 300 hp. Senator Combs in the October 10, 2022, issue of The Waterways Journal, Ashland Oil & Refining Company… Read More