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Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The 4,200 hp. mv. Jared Phillips is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516 diesels. It is the fifth towboat built at FMT Shipyard on the Harvey Canal. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Parker Towing’s Mv. Jared Phillips Goes To Work On BWT

March 12, 2021

On a cold February evening—frigid by New Orleans’ standards—the mv. Jared Phillips, the newest vessel in Parker Towing Company’s fleet, motored through the Harvey Canal, down the Mississippi River past… Read More

Mv. Caleb J. Eymard Was A Long Time In The Making Eymard Marine Construction & Repair built the 1,500 hp. Caleb J. Eymard for sister firm Eymard Brothers Towing Company.

Eymard Marine Construction & Repair built the 1,500 hp. Caleb J. Eymard for sister firm Eymard Brothers Towing Company.

Mv. Caleb J. Eymard Was A Long Time In The Making

January 15, 2021

Eymard Marine Construction & Repair Inc. recently completed a 1,500 hp. towboat that was a long time in the making. Named the mv. Caleb J. Eymard, it was constructed for… Read More

Gnots Reserve Puts New Towboat Into Service The mv. Burrwood Wise draws its name from the town of Burrwood, La., hometown of Dan Wise, Gnots Reserve Inc.’s president and owner.

The mv. Burrwood Wise draws its name from the town of Burrwood, La., hometown of Dan Wise, Gnots Reserve Inc.’s president and owner.

Gnots Reserve Puts New Towboat Into Service

January 8, 2021

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

Hines Furlong Takes Delivery Of Boats From Bourg The mv. Barry Griffith and its sister vessel, the mv. Carolyn Lampley, were built by Bourg Dry Dock & Service. (photo by Greg Milliken)

The mv. Barry Griffith and its sister vessel, the mv. Carolyn Lampley, were built by Bourg Dry Dock & Service. (photo by Greg Milliken)

Hines Furlong Takes Delivery Of Boats From Bourg

March 20, 2020

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 vessels… Read More

Blakeley Delivers Third Boat To Plimsoll Joanne C

Blakeley Delivers Third Boat To Plimsoll

September 16, 2019

Blakeley BoatWorks, a Cooper Group-affiliated shipyard on the Mobile River, has delivered the third in a series of three towboats for Plimsoll Marine. Named the Joanne C, the vessel was… Read More

John Bludworth Delivers Mv. Larry C To Enterprise Towboat has 2,680 hp. from twin Caterpillar 3512C diesels.

John Bludworth Delivers Mv. Larry C To Enterprise

October 26, 2018

The mv. Larry C, a 84- by 32- by 11-foot, twin screw towboat with a wheelhouse eye level of 34 feet, is the latest vessel built at John Bludworth Shipyard… Read More

Vessel Repair Delivers Mv. Brady Dawson To Kirby The Brady Dawson, right, is the first of four boats Vessel Repair is building for Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The Brady Dawson, right, is the first of four boats Vessel Repair is building for Kirby Inland Marine. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Vessel Repair Delivers Mv. Brady Dawson To Kirby

October 12, 2018

Mariners on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of Houston last week might have caught a glimpse of a towboat that’s not only new to the waterway but also marks a… Read More

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush

October 5, 2018

JANTRAN Inc., the Rosedale, Miss.-based river transportation arm of Bruce Oakley Inc., has taken delivery of a new towboat, the mv. John T. Janoush. Built by Nichols Boat Company in… Read More

Martin Marine Christens The Mv. Lester Fulfer Lester Fulfer, Martin Marine

Martin Marine Christens The Mv. Lester Fulfer

May 14, 2018

On a quintessential spring day on the Gulf Coast late last month, Martin Marine employees, customers, vendors, friends and family members gathered in Galveston, Texas, to celebrate the christening of… Read More

Enterprise Marine Services Christens Mv. Ray S The 3,000 hp. mv. Ray S was built by Conrad Shipyard.

Enterprise Marine Services Christens Mv. Ray S

February 12, 2018

Enterprise Marine Services LLC (EMS), part of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.’s transportation group, held a christening ceremony January 15 for the newly-built mv. Ray S at the company’s Houma, La.,… Read More