The Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, President & Executive Director of The Seamen’s Church Institute; Bruce G. Paulsen, Esq., Partner at Seward & Kissel, LLP; Mark K. Knoy, retired former President and CEO of American Commercial Barge Line. Bruce Paulsen steps down and Mark Knoy assumed the Chair position for the Board of Trustees in February 2023 for the 190-year-old Seamen’s Church Institute. Mark Knox's appointment marks the first time this Chair position has been held by an inland maritime leader.

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

Steve Schappell

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

11,000 hp towboat on the water

ACBL orders new 11,000 hp towboat at C&C Marine and Repair

Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), has awarded C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chasse, La., a contract to build an 11,000 horsepower class towboat. “We are investing in our future

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has hired Joel Gard as senior vice president of its newly established Interchange & Logistics business unit.

ACBL hires Joel Gard as SVP of new Interchange & Logistics business unit

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has hired Joel Gard as senior vice president of its newly established Interchange & Logistics business unit. With the addition of the new unit, ACBL now comprises

ACBL towboat

ACBL orders innovative Tier 4 towboat

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has signed a contract with Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard Steiner Construction Company for the design and construction of an innovative, environmentally friendly retractable-pilothouse towboat. It will

Deb Calhoon TV interview on Mississippi River low water levels

Mississippi River water levels: The drought goes on

American Commercial Barge Line reports that river levels continue to fall on the Mississippi River with severe impacts to navigation not seen since 1988. “Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity,

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. approved a $20 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant to redevelop the historic Jeffboat shipyard waterfront.

ACBL and Jeffersonville partner to redevelop former Jeffboat Shipyard

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) executed a redevelopment agreement with the city of Jeffersonville, Ind., last week to fund the development of a master plan for the former 80-acre Jeffboat shipyard site

Wilson Lock closure spells barge traffic delays

ACBL warns of “catastrophic” Tennessee River barge delays

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) today wrote its dry cargo customers warning them that it is anticipating catastrophic delays for barges transiting the Tennessee River to destinations above Wilson Lock (Mile 259.4).

LNG exports pause challenged

Odfjell Chemical Tankers files suit against ACBL

In a lawsuit filed October 22 in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Louisiana, Odfjell Chemical Tankers is seeking damages from American Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL) following a March 16, 2021, incident

Sunken towboat

ACBL agrees $5.25 million settlement in resource damage case

A 2008 oil spill from an American Commercial Barge Line vessel is continuing to prove expensive for the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based company. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that, to resolve federal and

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