They may not spend a watch in the wheelhouse or appear in line-handling reels on TikTok, but they’re nonetheless indispensable to the 24-hour movement of towboats on the nation’s waterways. Read More
Southern Devall
Robert Yount For more than 30 years, deckhands, tankermen, pilots and captains have come and gone on the mv. Charles Southern, a 3,600 hp., twin-screw towboat owned by Sulphur, La.-based… Read More
A Southern Devall towboat has become the first on the Mississippi River to deploy an artificial intelligence system designed to enhance safety and operational efficiency. Mythos AI recently installed the… Read More
Delayed two days by a rare snow storm that hit the Gulf Coast last month, Sulphur, La.-based Southern Devall held a christening ceremony January 24 in La Porte, Texas, for… Read More
A little more than one year has passed since Southern Towing Company and Devall Towing announced plans to merge the two companies, and as of earlier this year… Read More
“There is no single silver bullet or unicorn technology” for lowering emissions, said Gary Sarrat of Caterpillar Marine. Instead, there are many choices, each with trade-offs to consider. Read More
While many of those with careers on the river follow the path of a father or grandfather, Larry Walker’s source of inspiration for years has been two women: his… Read More
For the river industry, 2022 was defined by an unprecedented global drought and heat wave. The summer broke records for heat and drought all over the northern hemisphere… Read More
Southern Towing, a portfolio company of Chicago-based CC Industries, and Sulphur, La.-based Devall Towing have announced the pending operations and management integration of the two companies. The formal… Read More
