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Another Vessel Designed To Revolutionize The Industry

Boats & Barges

Another Vessel Designed To Revolutionize The Industry

August 21, 2026

In recent columns, we have looked at radical new designs for barges and then a towboat. This column will again detail a vessel that was designed with the idea… Read More

WJ Talk: River Veterans Recall A Half-Century Of Change In The Barge Industry

August 18, 2026

From Federal Barge Line and St. Louis’ crowded barge scene to deregulation, single-sideband radio and AI, three shoreside veterans reflected on five decades of inland change. Mark Mayfield, Stephen Rauch… Read More

A Radically Different Barge A McClintic - Marshall Corp. ad in the July 9, 1932, WJ showing a fleet of newly built point barges. (Photos from the author’s collection)

A McClintic - Marshall Corp. ad in the July 9, 1932, WJ showing a fleet of newly built point barges. (Photos from the author’s collection)

A Radically Different Barge

July 17, 2026

This Old Boat column is not about a boat, but rather a particular style of barge. After all, what would a towboat be without barges to push? The… Read More