APRIL 2, 2015 – Private equity firm KRG Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in Paducah, KY, headquartered tug and towboat operator Marquette Transportation Company Holdings, LLC to BDT Capital Partners,
MARCH 24, 2015 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, LA, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,480 HP ASD tractor tug Becky S. Constructed at the Main Iron Works
MARCH 23, 2015 — Electric utility American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) says it is has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to “explore strategic alternatives for its competitive barge transportation subsidiary, AEP
MARCH 9, 2015 — The Becky S, a new 60 ton bollard pull ASD towboat built for Bisso Towboat, Luling, LA, by Main Iron Works, Houma, LA, shipyard has a new version
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, is introducing the Thunderbolt, a 120 ft, 4,200 horsepower inland towboat design that combines diesel-electric technology with twin electric Verhaar Omega
DECEMBER 6, 204 — With the recent deliveries of the 120 ft Gianna Hull and the 80 ft John Cox, Horizon Shipbuilding Inc, Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered three vessels this
DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C. and the Seabrook, TX, based Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) have developed the design of a 4,200 hp liquefied natural gas (LNG)
NOVEMBER 28, 2014—In the years ahead, tug, towboat, ferry and workboat operators in North America face a number of challenges because of the stricter emissions regulations imposed by the U.S. EPA Tier
NOVEMBER 16, 2014—The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) recently announced the award of a $450,000 grant to AEP River Operations, St. Louis, MO, to convert the 8,000 hp towboat Christopher M. Parsonage into
OCTOBER 28, 2014 — Houma, LA, based Enterprise Marine Services, a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., is making a major commitment to Z-drives for the U.S. inland waterways. It currently has