Leaders from Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, along with representatives of Martin Marine, gathered in Bourg, La., April 8, at Intracoastal Iron Works to christen the mv. Larry B. Whipple. Read More
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The mv. Cindy R, owned by Gulf South Marine Enterprises, sank around 6 a.m. on May 2 at Mile 8 on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (west of Harvey Lock), near… Read More
G&G Steel recently completed work on new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12. The upper gate is 25 feet tall by 62 feet wide and weighs 110 tons… Read More
The mv. Aaron F. Barrett, pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minn., was locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, today (April 24) around 7 a.m. The… Read More
As of late in the day April 18, Pass a Loutre, one of the smaller outlets of the Mississippi River southeast of Pilottown, La., remained closed following the sinking of… 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
Devall Towing & Boat Service is continuing to expand its fleet, having received the first of four new-build towboats, the Ryder James Devall, from Southwest Shipyard Brady Island. With high… Read More
Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been busy with the customization of its speculation build, a Super Tiger Class vessel, for Luhr Brothers in Columbia, Ill. The 1,320 hp. vessel… 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
A beehive of activity, the build-out area of Eymard Marine Construction & Repair at Harvey, La., currently has four towboats in the works, in various stages of completion. Two others… Read More
