Genesis Energy to acquire part of FMT fleet

Genesis Energy, L.P., Houston, Tex., has a goal of becoming the premier supplier of crude oil, refined products and CO2 transportation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. It will bolster its crude

Bouchard orders ATB tug at VT Halter Marine

VT Halter Marine, Inc. reports a new contract to build a 112-foot ATB offshore tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc.  It says the tug will be similar to others built for Bouchard

Bollinger inks deal for Bouchard tank barge

Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., recently signed a contract with Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, N.Y., to build a 55,000 bbl OPA 90-compliant tank barge, according to an announcement by Chris

Kirby to invest $100 million in new tank barges

Kirby Corporation  (NYSE:KEX)  plans  2011 capital spending of $220 to $230 million, including approximately $100 million for the construction of 40 new inland tank barges and three new inland towboats, and approximately

Gene Taylor joins E.N. Bisso

Former Congressman Gene Taylor has joined New Orleans based tug, towing and heavy lift derrick specialist E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. as Director, Corporate Growth and Development. Mr. Taylor, an eleven-term Congressman

Power barges installed in Venezuela

Waller Marine, Inc., Houston, Tex., recently announced the successful installation of two floating power generation barges into a prepared basin at Tacoa, Venezuela. The two 171 MW barges, each supporting a GE

OT&BE releases details of AT/B ordered by Kirby at Signal International

Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp., Milford, Mass., has released some more details of the 25,000 dwt ocean bulk articulated tug barge of OT&BE design recently ordered  from d tug bargeshipbuilder Signal

Kirby places $47 million AT/B order at Signal International

Signal International has been awarded a $47 million contract by Kirby Ocean Transport Company, the offshore tug and barge owning and operating subsidiary of Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) of Houston, Texas. It covers

Donjon Shipbuilding completes ATB tugboat unit

Donjon Marine Co., Inc., along with partner SEACOR Holdings Inc. have announced the completion of the tugboat, Ken Boothe, Sr.  The 10,700 horsepower tug will work as the barge unit of an

Kirby Corporation swoops on K-Sea in $600 million acquisition

Inland tank barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is going coastal. It has entered a definitive agreement that will see coastwise tank barge operator K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (NYSE:KSP) become a wholly-owned Kirby

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