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Parker Towing Honors Smith, Rubio With Namesake Vessels The mvs. LaDonna Rubio and Beverly Jo Smith moored at Parker Towing Company’s dock in Northport, Ala., March 26, the day of their christening. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The mvs. LaDonna Rubio and Beverly Jo Smith moored at Parker Towing Company’s dock in Northport, Ala., March 26, the day of their christening. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Parker Towing Honors Smith, Rubio With Namesake Vessels

April 11, 2025

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company (PTC) held a christening ceremony March 26 for a pair of towboats named for two of the company’s longest-serving office staff, Beverly Jo Smith, the… Read More

Latest Vessel Is A Family Affair For Blessey Marine The 2,800 hp. Laura Blessey Todd is the latest in Vessel Repair’s Pacesetter line of towboats. (Photo courtesy of Vessel Repair)

The 2,800 hp. Laura Blessey Todd is the latest in Vessel Repair’s Pacesetter line of towboats. (Photo courtesy of Vessel Repair)

Latest Vessel Is A Family Affair For Blessey Marine

November 19, 2021

Kurt Moerbe, vice president of Vessel Repair in Port Arthur, Texas, was familiar with Blessey Marine Services’ reputation before he joined the family business full time. He remembers well the… Read More

Ingram Christens First New-Build Towboat In 40 Years The mv. Adrienne M. Moore is the first of 10 towboats being built by Main Iron Works for Ingram Barge Company.

The mv. Adrienne M. Moore is the first of 10 towboats being built by Main Iron Works for Ingram Barge Company.

Ingram Christens First New-Build Towboat In 40 Years

June 25, 2021

Members of the Ingram Marine Group family gathered in Reserve, La., June 2 to honor two longtime Ingram leaders and commission a pair of new towboats into the company’s fleet. Read More

Karl E. Johnson, Patricia A Christened On Kaskaskia River Southern Illinois Transfer Company christened the mvs. Karl E. Johnson and Patricia A in a June 12 ceremony on the Kaskaskia River in Evansville, Ill. (Photo by Zac Metcalf)

Southern Illinois Transfer Company christened the mvs. Karl E. Johnson and Patricia A in a June 12 ceremony on the Kaskaskia River in Evansville, Ill. (Photo by Zac Metcalf)

Karl E. Johnson, Patricia A Christened On Kaskaskia River

June 18, 2021

Humid temperatures in the 90s didn’t stop a crowd of about 100 people from attending a long-delayed double towboat christening June 12 in Evansville, a small town on the Kaskaskia… Read More