With the popular Inland Marine Expo taking place this week at Nashville, Tenn., this column has been detailing towboats built by the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO). The last column… Read More
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On April 1, 2026, Arcosa completed the previously announced sale of its barge business. As of March 31, 2026, the assets and liabilities of the barge business were… Read More
As with prior years, with the approach of the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to be held at Nashville May 27-29, 2026, the Old Boat column will feature boats built… Read More
A storied barge-building company deeply intertwined with the history of the towing and barge industry is renewing its brand and continuing to modernize for an expanded future. Nashville… Read More
Dallas-based Arcosa Inc., a provider of infrastructure-related products and services, has announced an agreement to sell subsidiary Arcosa Marine Products Inc. (Arcosa Marine) to Wynnchurch Capital L.P., a Rosemont, Ill.-based… Read More
The Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., has long been renowned as a builder of stylish vessels that provided their owners with many years of service. Nashville Bridge, known as simply… Read More
Vern Gore in the engineroom of the mv. Kevin Michael. (Photo courtesy of Vern Gore) It’s a rare feat for a single individual to be associated with the same towboat… Read More
As with the other inland river shipyards in the United States, the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO), Nashville, Tenn., directed all efforts toward building vessels for the war effort during the… Read More
Since the popular Inland Marine Expo will take place May 28–30 in Nashville, Tenn., it is only fitting that the “old boat” this week is a Nashville product. The Nashville… Read More
In 1952, there were still many steam towboats roaming the Western Rivers of the United States. American Barge Line had seven in its fleet, all DPC prop steamers built during… Read More
