TTB 2025 set to take place next week
Marine Log’s highly anticipated Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference is less than a week away, with the welcoming reception set for March 24 and the conference scheduled to begin on
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This issue emphasizes how innovation and sustainability are driving key changes in tug and towboat operations, shaping the future of the maritime industry in the U.S.
Laborde Products repowers trio of towboats
Covington, La.-based Laborde Products has recently repowered three vessels that provide services along U.S. inland waterways. The most recent repower was for Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LACF), a provider of fleeting and
SCI hosts 24th annual River Bell Awards luncheon
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed the inland river transportation industry for the 24th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 5, in Paducah, Ky. This year’s event featured Bob Blocker,
ACBL appointments Peter Coxon as CEO
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), based in Jeffersonville, Ind., announced today the appointment of Peter Coxon as CEO, effective immediately. This marks a significant step in ACBL’s transformative journey toward realizing its
VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet
Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations. What that translates
Barge giant ACBL makes executive team changes
Leading inland barge transportation specialist American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced a reorganization that CEO Mike Ellis says “confirms our commitment to building a strong and diversified team capable of executing
St. Louis region’s freight network continues to welcome greater volumes
Representatives of the St. Louis, Mo., region’s world-class multimodal freight network and the barge industry were featured panelists last week at FreightWeekSTL 2024 and shared details on the latest trends in freight
Mark Knoy succeeds Bruce Paulsen as SCI’s board chair
Earlier this month, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) gathered at the International Seafarers’ Center in Newark, N.J., for its first meeting of 2024. Among the agenda items was a formal transition in
ACBL announces new senior VP of logistics and network operations
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), Jeffersonville, Ind., announced the appointment of Steve Schappell as senior vice president of logistics and network operations. Schappell has served in this role on an interim basis