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Ergon Takes Delivery Of Mv. Danny K The mv. Danny K was built by Nichols Boat Company. (Photo courtesy of Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply)

Ergon Takes Delivery Of Mv. Danny K

August 28, 2020

In the winter of 2019, when Nichols Boat Company launched the mv. Patsy J into Lake Ferguson—an oxbow of the Lower Mississippi River at Greenville, Miss.—there was a pronounced splash;… Read More

Ergon Christens Two New Vessels In Vicksburg Ceremony Steiner Construction built the 2,600 hp. Florence Davis.

Ergon Christens Two New Vessels In Vicksburg Ceremony

December 6, 2019

Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. (EMIS) and Magnolia Marine Transport (MMT), sister companies in the Ergon Inc. family, honored both the past and the future in a November 21… Read More

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

The mv. John T. Janoush, named for JANTRAN’s former manager of operations who died of lung cancer last year, is a closed-wheel boat that measures 114 by 35 by 11 feet, with a 9-foot draft. (Photo courtesy of JANTRAN Inc.)

JANTRAN Takes Delivery Of Mv. John T. Janoush

October 5, 2018

JANTRAN Inc., the Rosedale, Miss.-based river transportation arm of Bruce Oakley Inc., has taken delivery of a new towboat, the mv. John T. Janoush. Built by Nichols Boat Company in… Read More

Terral RiverService Christens Mary Elizabeth Gattle The 4,260 hp. Mary Elizabeth Gattle was built by NewSouth Marine for Terral RiverService.

Terral RiverService Christens Mary Elizabeth Gattle

May 25, 2018

Terral RiverService Inc., the Lake Providence, La.-based towing company, terminal operator and aggregate supplier, held a christening ceremony May 11 at the Lake Providence Port terminal for its 26th towboat,… Read More