engineer

When considering a career in the maritime industry, many young people are drawn to the wheelhouse first. There’s no denying the appeal of standing between the sticks of a towboat. Read More

Johnny Holt Johnny Holt was already a painter and a welder in 1988 when he began decking for Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company at the suggestion of his father-in-law, Capt. Read More

David Wiley’s lifelong passion started in a familiar way: he picked it up from his father. David Wiley “I grew up working on mechanic stuff… Read More

As a boy, Tim Kilburn and his two brothers were always tinkering with engines. Tim Kilburn. Small engines, like those for lawnmowers, came first. Then they discovered… Read More