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Mv. Edwin Rider Completed For Vulcan Materials

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Mv. Edwin Rider Completed For Vulcan Materials

September 4, 2026

Diversified Marine has completed construction of the mv. Edwin Rider, a new inland towboat built for Vulcan Materials. Constructed at the company’s shipyard in Bourg, La., the vessel is… Read More

C&C Marine Delivers Fourth Towboat To Canal Barge

August 28, 2026

C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the mv. Mimsy H. Lindner to Canal Barge Company, completing a four-vessel series of 2,600 hp. towboats for the New Orleans-based operator. Read More

The Indiana Helped Usher In A New Era The steamer Indiana in a Ward ad in the November 15, 1930 WJ. (From the author’s collection.)

The Indiana Helped Usher In A New Era

April 17, 2026

The last column was inspired by a near century old pay ledger that had been repurposed into a scrapbook by riverman Palmer Fisher, a friend of many years to… Read More