Hines Furlong Line Inc., the Nashville, Tenn.-based barge and towing company that seems to be forever adding to its growing fleet of towboats, recently took delivery of two identical… Read More
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More than a dozen executives from the inland marine industry learned about technological advancements in business analytics March 3 at the Cat Connect For Marine digital workshop at the… Read More
The barge hull of Callan Marine’s new cutterhead dredge General MacArthur was launched on November 6 at C&C Marine and Repair in Belle Chasse, La. Callan executives… Read More
Enterprise Marine Services christened the mv. Pierre Billiot November 14 in a ceremony held at its Houma, La., headquarters. It was the fourth new vessel christened into the… Read More
One of the biggest success factors for a port operator is efficient loading and unloading of a ship’s cargo. Based on experience of its own ships’ long retention… Read More
Caterpillar Marine has introduced the Advanced Variable Drive (AVD), a fully-integrated hydro-mechanical propulsion system that can be customized for any engine application, large or small, including dredges, auxiliary vessels… Read More
Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. Read More
The U.S. Navy has ordered four newly designed yard tugs from Washington-based Dakota Creek Industries. Each of the ASD tugs will be equipped with two rudderpropellers from Schottel Inc. Read More
Vicksburg, Miss.-based Magnolia Marine Transport, the marine transportation subsidiary of Ergon Inc., celebrated the christening of two towboats November 6 at the company’s headquarters on the Yazoo River. Read More
Blount Boats, Warren, R.I., has signed a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct an ice-breaking, all-welded-steel, double-screw tug to operate in seasonal ice near… Read More
