Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony in Paducah, Ky., for the M/V Chuck A.J. Arnold and M/V John D. Roberts—both towboats.

Ingram Marine christens towboats in special ceremony 

On June 26, Nashville headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a christening ceremony in Paducah, Ky., for the M/V Chuck A.J. Arnold and M/V John D. Roberts—both towboats.   The M/V John D. Roberts is a 9,000 horsepower

Tom Frazier aground and listing to starboard on Feb. 11, 2024. [Photo: U.S. Coast Guard]

NTSB reports on $258K grounding of towboat Tom Frazier

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB} has issued its report on a Feb.10, 2024 incident in which the towboat Tom Frazier grounded near Portsmouth, Ohio. The towboat, built in 1979 by Jeffboat

Canal Barge acquisition

Canal Barge to be acquired by Marquette Transportation’s owner

Hanover, Md.-headquartered Redwood Holdings, a family-owned holding company that provides a permanent home for founder, family and management-owned businesses, has agreed to acquire New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company. This is Redwood’s second

The grain export facility at Ports of Indiana's Lake Michigan port.

Ports of Indiana taps Louis Dreyfus to reopen ag terminal

Ports of Indiana announced today that it has selected Louis Dreyfus Company, a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port. Considered one

The new 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel.

New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines

Jack Tanner Towing Company, Havana, Ill., has added the newly constructed 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel, to its fleet. Built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., the vessel is

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Great Lakes Towing tugs free trapped cement carrier Sunnanvik

When the 8,762 dwt Canadian-flagged cement carrier Sunnanvik became lodged in the narrow mouth of the Cuyahoga River early this past Friday morning, the Great Lakes Towing Company was swift to respond.

Z-drive tugboat

Crescent Towing and Blakeley Boatworks to start build of new Z-drive tugboat 

Continuing a long-running partnership, two Cooper Group companies —Crescent Towing and Blakeley BoatWorks —plan to begin construction of Hull 115, a new 6,000 HP tier 4 Z-drive tugboat. To be built at

OX truckable tug

New Silverback OX truckable tug will have Schottel RudderPropellers

Schottel is to equip a new OX truckable tug from Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two type SRP 100 Schottel RudderPropellers. Designed in collaboration with Seattle headquartered Elliott Bay

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Associated Terminals commissions two new Liebherr CBG 500 E cranes

Convent, La.-headquartered Associated Terminals has commissioned two Liebherr CBG 500 E cranes. Customized with advanced hybrid power systems, they will be mounted on newly designed crane barges purpose-built for efficiency, longevity, and

Trump revokes MOU on Snake River dams

Trump revokes MOU that would have seen Snake River dams breached

President Trump yesterday revoked a Biden administration Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on restoring fish population the Columbia Snake River system that, among other things, would have led to the breaching of the

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