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New Towboat Robert S. Wilkins Honors River Reviver The mv. Robert S. Wilkins was built for Southern Illinois Transfer Company at Kaskaskia River Shipyard. (Photo by David Murray)

The mv. Robert S. Wilkins was built for Southern Illinois Transfer Company at Kaskaskia River Shipyard. (Photo by David Murray)

New Towboat Robert S. Wilkins Honors River Reviver

September 23, 2022

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

SITCO Towboat To Have Mitsubishi Engines Awaiting installation at Kaskaskia Shipyard, this Mitsubishi S6R2 diesel engine from Laborde is one of two that will power the mv. Robert S. Wilkins. (Photo courtesy of Southern Illinois Transfer Company)

Awaiting installation at Kaskaskia Shipyard, this Mitsubishi S6R2 diesel engine from Laborde is one of two that will power the mv. Robert S. Wilkins. (Photo courtesy of Southern Illinois Transfer Company)

SITCO Towboat To Have Mitsubishi Engines

January 28, 2022

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

Barbour JB Builds Retractable Towboat For SITCO The Patricia A with the pilothouse in the down position.

Barbour JB Builds Retractable Towboat For SITCO

February 19, 2021

The last time Southern Illinois Transfer (SITCO) put a new boat into service, the Sparta, Ill., company had to wait for the Kaskaskia River to fall so that the boat… Read More