When the mv. Charles Reid Perry first went to work for Marquette Transportation Company in 2019, the towboat’s namesake was just a toddler. Perry is the grandson of John Eckstein,… Read More
Laborde Products
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), a U.S.-based leader in marine transportation, announces a contract with Steiner Construction Company for the design and construction of an innovative, environmentally… Read More
Kindra Lake Towing, Chicago, Ill., is repowering its tug Buckley with two Mitsubishi S12R-Y3MPTAW-4 Tier 3 diesel marine engines, each rated at 1,100 hp. The engines were supplied by Laborde… Read More
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
Metairie, La.-based McDonough Marine Service held a christening ceremony in New Orleans April 7 for the mv. Alma Grace, named for Alma Grace McDonough, wife of company founder Bernard P. Read More
With the delivery of the mv. Steel Skipper to Plimsoll Marine, Master Marine Inc. has completed a four-boat construction contract. Like the other three boats—the Iron Lady, Grain Express and… Read More
Southern Illinois Transfer Company, Sparta, Ill., has announced that the retractable-pilothouse towboat under construction at its Kaskaskia Shipyard will be powered by two Mitsubishi diesel propulsion engines, supplied by Laborde… Read More
Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23 in… Read More
• Capt. Ed Henleben has joined Inland Marine Service (IMS) as vice president of operations. He will be based out of the St. Louis office, where he will have primary… Read More
Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Rock Solid to Plimsoll Marine, a Cooper Group company that provides fleeting and barge services on the Lower Mississippi… Read More
