The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first for… Read More
Rio Marine
Orion Marine Group, a segment of Houston-based Orion Group Holdings Inc., held a christening ceremony in Port Lavaca, Texas, November 10 for its newly rebuilt cutterhead dredge, Lavaca. The Lavaca,… Read More
One of the highlights of the annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) is hearing from leaders within the maritime industry on innovative and intentional ways they are positioning their businesses for… Read More
Campbell Transportation is in the middle of a major project to modernize several towboats. At a cost of $2.2 million per boat, it represents a complete re-engineering of propulsion systems… Read More
Rio Marine has announced that its subsidiaries Rio Controls & Hydraulics (RCH) and Rio Marine Electronics (RME) have opened a new location in Corpus Christi, Texas. RCH specializes in hydraulic… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC has taken delivery of a new towboat from Southwest Shipyard. The boat is the mv. Anna Frances and it is the third… Read More
Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry LLC has taken delivery of a new towboat from Southwest Shipyard and new barges from Conrad Orange Shipyard. The boat, the mv. Velle… Read More
Rio Controls & Hydraulics, a subsidiary of Rio Marine, based in Houston, Texas, is opening a division of its hydraulics group in the Port Arthur, Texas, area, the company announced… Read More
Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. The vessel, named… Read More
Mariners on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway east of Houston last week might have caught a glimpse of a towboat that’s not only new to the waterway but also marks a… Read More
