Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19 on the east bank… Read More
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Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the shipbuilding subsidiary of Cooper/T. Smith, has built and delivered an EPA Tier 4-compliant towing vessel to sister company Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT). The mv. Gretchen… Read More
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 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
The second of a pair of 3,600 hp., retractable-pilothouse towboats, an integral piece of Enterprise Marine Services’ current build program, was completed recently. The mv. Maggie Rae, built by Steiner… Read More
Hydra Force LLC, a hydraulic equipment manufacturer and service company well known for its electric-over-hydraulic steering systems, is introducing two new products to the marine industry. The Belle Chasse, La.,… Read More
Like so many other new vessels these days, because of the COVD-19 pandemic the mv. Amelia Ray went to work without the benefit of a full-fledged christening. It was pressed… Read More
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company christened a pair of towing vessels November 15, naming them for longtime friends and business associates Normond McAllister and the late George Hampton “Hamp” Uzzelle… Read More
Hydra Force LLC, a hydraulics equipment manufacturer based in Belle Chasse, La., has developed a new rudder angle indicator for the marine industry. The new product has been in the… Read More
