Barges play key role in Virginia submarine program

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 — Barges are playing a key role in increasing the efficiency of a major shipbuilding program. On September 19, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division shipped

Bollinger delivers 55,000 bbl tank barge to Bouchard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the B. No. 250, a newly designed and constructed 55,000 barrel OPA’90 compliant tank barge

United Maritime Group to sell its bulk terminal unit in $215 million deal

United Maritime Group, LLC, Tampa, FL, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary U.S. United Bulk Terminal, LLC, to Bulk Handling USA, Inc., an

Ingram to buy U.S. United Barge Line from United Maritime Group

Ingram Barge Company has reached an agreement to acquire U.S. United Barge Line, LLC (“UBL”), a barge transportation company headquartered in Tampa, Florida with a major operating office in Metropolis, Illinois. “The

Bollinger Shipyards team on Bouchard ATB conversion

Two Bollinger Shipyards, Bollinger Amelia Repair, L.L.C., and Bollinger Algiers, L.L.C.,  teamed to re-deliver the tank barge B. No. 230 and tug Ralph E. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY  

Intracoastal Iron Works busy building towboats

Raymond Viguerie has seen a lot of changes at Intracoastal Iron Works, Bourg, LA. “I started in the shipyard 50 years ago with pick on the end of a broom stick cleaning

Kirby confirms second quarter earnings guidance

Tug and barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) today confirmed and narrowed its 2011 second quarter earnings guidance to the $.72 to $.77 per share range compared with 2010 second quarter earnings of