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Master Boat Builders Delivers Tug For Suderman & Young

June 26, 2026

Master Boat Builders announced the delivery of the first in a four-boat series of Rapport 3000 escort tugs for Suderman & Young Towing Company on June 24. Read More

Chem Carriers Christens Mv. Capt. Frank W. Banta, Mv. Ben Hays

July 23, 2021

Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23… Read More

Maritime Industry Sees Decline In Reportable Incidents In 2017, there were 934 towing vessel incidents compared to 1,231 in 2016—a 24 percent decrease in investigated incidents. (Graphic courtesy of the Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators Safety Partnership)

In 2017, there were 934 towing vessel incidents compared to 1,231 in 2016—a 24 percent decrease in investigated incidents. (Graphic courtesy of the Coast Guard-American Waterways Operators Safety Partnership)

Maritime Industry Sees Decline In Reportable Incidents

September 21, 2018

The maritime industry has seen a decline in reportable incidents, including a 24 percent decline in towing vessel incidents in 2017 over 2016, according to a recent safety report. Read More