An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people turned out at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River, on September 9 to inaugurate a… Read More
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In what may be the initial step toward replacing its aging fleet of 10 vessels, Imperial River Transport LLC recently put into service its first new towboat, the mv. John… Read More
Destrehan, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has added a new boat to its fleet following the May 13 delivery of the mv. Jack Estes. Eymard Marine Construction & Repair of Harvey,… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC) has put into service the second of two towboats built by Steiner Construction Company, located in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Named mv. Lizzie Lane… Read More
Vane Brothers, Baltimore, a marine transportation provider on the U.S. East, West and Gulf coasts, took delivery earlier this year of the final boat in a series of four 3,000… Read More
Mike’s Inc., from its shipyard in Wood River, Ill., at Mile 198.8 on the Upper Mississippi River, has completed final touches to the new-construction towboat mv. Bianca Marko. Workers finished… Read More
Wood Towing Company, the towing arm of the Wood family of companies—which includes fleeting, dredging, construction, aggregates and ship service—has leased the mv. Erin M. Brooks from Maritime Partners Inc. Read More
Canal Barge Company, the diversified, family-owned marine transportation firm founded in 1933, put into service recently the first of two nearly identical vessels, the mv. Sally Lapeyre. It is a… Read More
If it can be said that ensuring the smooth operation of towboats is akin to hunting rabbits, then Keith Doss fits the bill. He is a port engineer for Nashville,… Read More
Friends, family members and colleagues of Jared Phillips, director of business operations at Parker Towing Company, gathered at the company’s dock on the right descending bank of the Black Warrior… Read More
