When Ray Eckstein founded Marquette Transportation Company in the late 1970s, his very first employee was his daughter, Cindy L. Erickson. Erickson grew up along the banks of the Mississippi… Read More
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At its yard at Bayou La Batre, Ala., Steiner Construction Company recently completed another vessel, this one an 88- by 34-foot, 2,600 hp. towboat for Evansville (Ind.) Marine Service Inc. Read More
Terral RiverService, the towing company, terminal operator and aggregate supplier based in Lake Providence, La., put into service recently the second of two new towboats from NewSouth Marine Construction, Greenville,… Read More
While many of those with careers on the river follow the path of a father or grandfather, Larry Walker’s source of inspiration for years has been two women: his mother… Read More
When the mv. Charles Reid Perry first went to work for Marquette Transportation Company in 2019, the towboat’s namesake was just a toddler. Perry is the grandson of John Eckstein,… Read More
Hines Furlong Line (HFL), headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., recently placed the 6,000 hp. towboat mv. Capt. Reggie Tubbs back in service after an extensive refurbishment. Built by Jeffboat in 1975… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, a boat and barge builder in Greenville, Miss., recently completed a 3,400 hp. twin-screw towboat with Tier 4 engines, built on speculation. “Due to COVID, we decided… Read More
Nashville-based Ingram Marine Group held a christening ceremony June 24 in Reserve, La., to officially welcome four vessels into the company’s fleet: the mv. Capt. Roy Daniels, mv. Randy Hooper,… Read More
Destrehan, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has added a new boat to its fleet following the May 13 delivery of the mv. Jack Estes. Eymard Marine Construction & Repair of Harvey,… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC) has put into service the second of two towboats built by Steiner Construction Company, located in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Named mv. Lizzie Lane… Read More
