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Barbour JB Builds Retractable Towboat For SITCO The Patricia A with the pilothouse in the down position.

Barbour JB Builds Retractable Towboat For SITCO

February 19, 2021

The last time Southern Illinois Transfer (SITCO) put a new boat into service, the Sparta, Ill., company had to wait for the Kaskaskia River to fall so that the boat… Read More

Barbour JB Shipyard Completes Mv. Karl E. Johnson The Karl E. Johnson is similar to last year’s Kaskaskia Warrior, except that it has Z-drives. (Photo courtesy of Barbour JB Shipyard)

The Karl E. Johnson is similar to last year’s Kaskaskia Warrior, except that it has Z-drives. (Photo courtesy of Barbour JB Shipyard)

Barbour JB Shipyard Completes Mv. Karl E. Johnson

July 26, 2019

Trapped on the Kaskaskia River as this is written, waiting for the high water on the Mississippi River to recede, is a new towboat built by Barbour JB Shipyard and… Read More

Barbour JB Completing Mv. Kaskaskia Warrior

March 20, 2019

Completed earlier this year and awaiting its final touch up, the mv. Kaskaskia Warrior is the second towboat to come out of the recently-founded Barbour JB Shipyard, which is located… Read More

Southern Illinois Transfer: In It For The Long Haul

February 5, 2018

While working as a lawyer in the Gateway City’s grain industry, Kurt Johnson gained an appreciation for the industries that keep cargo on the move and commodity companies in the… Read More