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
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
An update to this story can be found here. Impacts to navigation not seen since 1988 continue as low Mississippi River water levels linger. These impacts include barge groundings, lock closures and
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
By Tracy Zea, WCI President and CEO Anyone who’s shopped for groceries, dined at restaurants, paid rent or pretty much purchased anything these past months knows we are facing economic challenges unprecedented
The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) has announced the winners of the 2021 AEU Safety Awards. AEU is the program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), a group self-insurance fund providing
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).
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
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
As parts of the eastern U.S. woke up today to deal with the lingering but still damaging effects of the remnants of Ida, recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast area continued. Many