Wood Towing Company, the towing arm of the Wood family of companies—which includes fleeting, dredging, construction, aggregates and ship service—has leased the mv. Erin M. Brooks from Maritime Partners Inc. Read More
Carlisle & Finch
When Maritime Partners CEO and co-founder Bick Brooks’ parents, Ned and Louise, and brother, Avery, traveled from the Northeast to New Orleans at the beginning of May, they thought it… Read More
Members of the LeBeouf Bros. Towing family gathered February 6 to christen the mv. Miss Andrea, named after the company’s longest-tenured employee, Andrea Joseph. Joseph joined LeBeouf Towing as a… Read More
Gnots Reserve Inc., a St. Rose, La.-based provider of fleeting and towing services on the Lower Mississippi River, has put a new towboat into service: the mv. Burrwood Wise. The… Read More
Merry Christmas! As previously presented in the Old Boat Column, one of the most famous excursion boat companies was Streckfus Steamers, widely known on the river system for its fleet… Read More
Since December, the drydocks of Newt Marine Service of Dubuque, Iowa, have been busy with three repowering projects. These are the first three of seven repowers Newt plans on completing… Read More
This month, Carlisle & Finch will begin shipping 10-, 12-, 15- and 19-inch LED searchlights to the inland river industry. The searchlight uses an in-house electronic modular design, combined with… Read More
Serodino recently placed a Super Tiger Class 1,500 hp. workboat into its Tennessee River service. The mv. Viking is the fourth of the Super Tiger series, which follows 60 Tiger… Read More
Serodino Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., recently delivered a Super Tiger Class towboat to Logsdon Tug Service. The 1,320 hp. mv. Pintail will join its sister vessel the mv. Blue Wing at… Read More
Cenac Marine Services held a special christening ceremony July 29 at its Houma, La., headquarters where, in addition to welcoming the mv. Quincey Cenac to the Cenac Towing fleet, the… Read More
