DECEMBER 3, 2015—Privately held Blessey Marine, Harahan, LA, moves liquid bulk cargoes on the U.S. inland waterways using a fleet of 10,000 to 30,000 double-hull tank barges. It transports everything from residual
NOVEMBER 22, 2015—Naval architectural and marine engineering firm The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI), Seabrook, TX, will join with Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities (PRCC) and Clean Fuels Clean Rivers (CFCR) to conduct a
OCTOBER 8, 2015—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced that it will provide over $1 million to support the development of two new emission-reducing maritime solutions. The first is
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, Houma, LA, last moth delivered the 180′ x 48′ x 11′ 6” towboat Rick Calhoun to Paducah, KY, headquartered tug and towboat operator Marquette
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 —As of 10:50 a.m. today, 23 vessels were awaiting transit down river and 10 were awaiting transit up as the Mississippi River remained closed to all traffic except response
JULY 23, 2015—Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. (FMT), recently took delivery of the M/V Rena Marie, the 61st towboat built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the Mandeville, LA, company over the last 10
JULY 17, 2015 — The take away from this one: if your vessel has a hole in the hull, it’s not such a good idea to just keep going. The National Transportation
JULY 14, 2015 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, LA, has signed a contract with the Main Iron Works, LLC, shipyard in Houma, LA, to begin construction of another 4,480 HP ASD
JULY 13, 2015 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered another 80 ft inland river towboat, the M/V Michael Akiu No. 86, to Florida Marine Transporters. Inc. (FMT) of
APRIL 27, 2015 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, recently delivered the M/V Chip Stiebing to Florida Marine Transporters of Mandeville, LA. The 80 ft inland river towboat is the