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Mississippi Marine Adds Two 4,000-Ton Drydocks The D. John is one of two new drydocks designed and built by Mississippi Marine for its own use.

Mississippi Marine Adds Two 4,000-Ton Drydocks

July 22, 2022

Coinciding with its golden anniversary, Mississippi Marine Corporation, the well-known, full-service shipyard located at Greenville, Miss., Lower Mississippi River Mile 538.7 on lower Lake Ferguson, has announced the… Read More

Owensboro Riverport, Yager Marine Partner For Crane Barge Yager Marine was awarded the bid for a spud barge for a new material handler at the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority. This photo shows a deck barge currently under construction at Yager Marine. (Photo courtesy of Yager Marine)

Yager Marine was awarded the bid for a spud barge for a new material handler at the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority. This photo shows a deck barge currently under construction at Yager Marine. (Photo courtesy of Yager Marine)

Owensboro Riverport, Yager Marine Partner For Crane Barge

March 19, 2021

A Kentucky riverport and a marine construction firm based in the same town are working together on a project they hope leads to additional jobs and economic opportunities for… Read More

Vessel Repair Puts New Drydock Into Service A view of Vessel Repair’s new drydock, highlighting the company’s rail transfer system.

Vessel Repair Puts New Drydock Into Service

December 4, 2020

Vessel Repair, a Port Arthur, Texas-based shipyard specializing in the new construction and repair of towboats and barges, has added a new 280-foot drydock and a two-barge transfer system… Read More

Belle Of Louisville Steams To Gallipolis For Drydock The str. Belle of Louisville sits in drydock at the Amherst Madison repair facility at Gallipolis, Ohio. (Photo by Jim Ross)

The str. Belle of Louisville sits in drydock at the Amherst Madison repair facility at Gallipolis, Ohio. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Belle Of Louisville Steams To Gallipolis For Drydock

November 13, 2020

For the first time in 61 years, the excursion steamboat Belle of Louisville traveled up the Ohio River as far as Gallipolis, Ohio, for its every-five-year Coast Guard inspection… Read More

Bollinger Quick Repair Adds ‘Mr. Eddie’ Drydock Eddie Barnes stands in front of his namesake drydock, the Mr. Eddie, which was built for Bollinger Quick Repair by Bollinger Shipyards’ Amelia, La., yard. (Photo courtesy of Bollinger Shipyards)

Eddie Barnes stands in front of his namesake drydock, the Mr. Eddie, which was built for Bollinger Quick Repair by Bollinger Shipyards’ Amelia, La., yard. (Photo courtesy of Bollinger Shipyards)

Bollinger Quick Repair Adds ‘Mr. Eddie’ Drydock

July 22, 2020

Harvey, La.-based Bollinger Quick Repair (BQR), part of the Bollinger Shipyards LLC family of companies, recently took delivery of a new 3,400-ton drydock named “Mr. Eddie.” “We are… Read More

Kindra Marine Adds 1,200-Ton Drydock —photos by Jeff Ellis, courtesy of Kindra Marine Aerial photo of the drydock in use.

Kindra Marine Adds 1,200-Ton Drydock

June 26, 2020

Kindra Marine announced last week that it has acquired a 1,200-ton drydock. The dock, which measures 140 feet long by 50 feet wide with 42 feet between the wing… Read More

Corps Begins Design Work For New Drydock The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to replace one of these 400-ton dry docks at the Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tenn., with a new, 1,600-to 2,000-ton dry dock. Construction is expected to be complete by February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Memphis Engineer District)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to replace one of these 400-ton dry docks at the Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tenn., with a new, 1,600-to 2,000-ton dry dock. Construction is expected to be complete by February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Memphis Engineer District)

Corps Begins Design Work For New Drydock

April 10, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun plans for a new drydock to inspect and repair Corps and Coast Guard vessels. Bristol Harbor Group Inc. of… Read More

What’s Next For Subchapter M Compliance?

March 20, 2020

As the halfway point of the four-year Subchapter M phase-in period for certificates of inspection approaches, the U.S. Coast Guard is ramping up enforcement efforts, and others are planning… Read More

Newt Marine Repowers Three Boats, Renames One Aerial view of shipyard activities at Newt Marine Service in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo by Quintin Pfeiffer)

Aerial view of shipyard activities at Newt Marine Service in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo by Quintin Pfeiffer)

Newt Marine Repowers Three Boats, Renames One

March 20, 2020

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… Read More

CGB Waterfront Services Reflects On Shipyard Successes Waterfront Services Company has expanded its shipyard and fleeting operations since it was founded on the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in Cairo, Ill., in 1967. (Photo courtesy of Waterfront Services)

Waterfront Services Company has expanded its shipyard and fleeting operations since it was founded on the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in Cairo, Ill., in 1967. (Photo courtesy of Waterfront Services)

CGB Waterfront Services Reflects On Shipyard Successes

March 20, 2019

For more than 50 years now, CGB Waterfront Services Company has been offering shipyard repair and fleeting services to the maritime community from its Cairo, Ill., headquarters. To… Read More