Jason Stoterau is strategic development manager at Illinois Marine Towing (IMT), which provides towing, fleeting and shipyard services along the Illinois Waterway. Founded after the acquisition of Joliet… Read More
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Richard William Bludworth Jr. Richard William Bludworth Jr., born August 22, 1948, in Houston, died February 16 in Houston at the age of 77. A graduate of Texas Tech University,… Read More
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services officially christened the mv. Capt. Daniel Armstrong on January 14 at the company’s WEB Fleet facility in Channelview, Texas, marking a milestone for the family-owned… Read More
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services held a christening ceremony September 4 for the mv. Capt. Jacob Garcia, named for a longtime captain who’s been with the company more than… Read More
The interim guide wall was completed and the main navigational chamber reopened the evening of July 24 at Wilson Lock and Dam at Tennessee River Mile 259.4 near Florence, Ala. Read More
A temporary guide wall made from three ocean-going spud barges is being installed at Wilson Locks and Dam on the Tennessee River after Vessel Repair of Port Arthur, Texas, partnered… Read More
Tows are waiting an average of 13 to 15 hours to begin locking through Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River, more than two years after remnants of a… Read More
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public entity charged with power generation in the Tennessee River Valley, has put a new Tier 4 towboat into service, marking a first… Read More
Vessel Repair announced that it has received a second patent on its Pacesetter class of inland towboats. The first patent was for the hull design that combines a… Read More
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services has christened a lot of vessels over its 44-year history—104 vessels, in fact. And three of those have been named for company founder… Read More
