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Hamm’s Buys Trumbull Fleet, Assets Wesley James Hamm, a fleet boat operated by Hamm’s Harbor and Fleeting Service of Chillicothe, Ill. (Photo courtesy of Hamm’s Harbor Service and Fleeting)

Wesley James Hamm, a fleet boat operated by Hamm’s Harbor and Fleeting Service of Chillicothe, Ill. (Photo courtesy of Hamm’s Harbor Service and Fleeting)

Hamm’s Buys Trumbull Fleet, Assets

April 16, 2026

Trumbull River Services was established in Lacon, Illinois, by Ed and Ann Trumbull in 1973. The harbor and fleeting business had operated on the Illinois River at Lacon, serving… Read More

People-Focused Turn Services Goes From Strength To Strength Turn Services Chief Operating Officer Lucian Lott instituted regular deckhand meetings to give them a complete picture of the company’s operations. (Photos courtesy of Turn Services)

Turn Services Chief Operating Officer Lucian Lott instituted regular deckhand meetings to give them a complete picture of the company’s operations. (Photos courtesy of Turn Services)

People-Focused Turn Services Goes From Strength To Strength

April 16, 2026

“We’re just getting started,” Turn Services’ website landing page proclaims. “From our start in 1990 with a single barge fleet at Burnside, La., to today’s fleet of pushboats and… Read More

Documentation, Inspections Strengthen Fleet Safety

April 16, 2026

For fleet operators, routine inspections and independent surveys can be easy to postpone when day-to-day demands keep towboats moving and fleeting areas full. But Jeff Vogrin of TowEx Maritime… Read More

Brennan Marine Expands Footprint, Fleet, Team Adam Binsfeld, president of Brennan Marine, works to onboard the employees of Matteson Marine in Burlington, Iowa, after Brennan acquired the company earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Brennan Marine)

Adam Binsfeld, president of Brennan Marine, works to onboard the employees of Matteson Marine in Burlington, Iowa, after Brennan acquired the company earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Brennan Marine)

Brennan Marine Expands Footprint, Fleet, Team

June 27, 2025

Brennan Marine Inc. expanded its locations, assets and team along the Upper Mississippi earlier this year with the acquisition of Matteson Marine Service. Adam Binsfeld,… Read More