The New Orleans maritime community, family and friends of William T. “Bill” Bergeron are celebrating his life, while also mourning his loss, following his death February 2. A native of… Read More
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Barge-builder and infrastructure firm Arcosa Inc. reported increased dry barge margins and double-digit growth in revenues in the third quarter but saw a weakness in liquid barge orders, which it… Read More
Barge-builder and infrastructure company Arcosa reported a strong first quarter, with double-digit growth, thanks in large part to its barge business, but it withdrew its guidance for the rest of… Read More
The outlook is bright for leading barge-maker Arcosa as it reported on February 26 that fourth-quarter 2019 revenues increased 19 percent to $446.9 million, with demand for barges anchoring the… Read More
Edward Donald Fry, 85, former executive at Grafton Boat Works and other shipyards, died November 21, 2019, in North Fort Myers, Fla. He grew up in his father, Everette’s, East… Read More
Barge-maker Arcosa Inc. announced strong second-quarter results on August 2, with revenues increasing 23 percent and net income up 41 percent. Arcosa was spun off from Trinity Industries Inc. last… Read More
After 40 years of operations, Marine Builders Inc.—based in Utica, Ind.—has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing was made last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern… Read More
Attackers of the Jones Act have a bad habit of ignoring the inland waterways and considering only blue-water indicators of its success. They point to the shrinkage of the U.S. Read More
These are busy times for Mike’s Inc. With a shipyard in East Alton, Ill., a machine/fabrication shop in Wood River, Ill., and a 60,0000-square-foot facility in South Roxana, Ill., president… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, a boat and barge builder in Greenville, Miss., is currently working on a 65-foot harbor boat for Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply. It will be the 24th… Read More
