American Commercial Barge Line

Career Tracks: Crane Worldwide and American Commercial Barge

Crane Worldwide Logistics has hired Brannon Kuykendall as chief information officer.

Headquartered in Houston, Crane Worldwide said the appointment was part of its strategy to focus on technology, service and people to drive business growth beyond 2020. Crane Worldwide, which celebrated 12 years of operations on Friday, said it provides clients with a predictive command center using a centralized dashboard to provide at-a-glance visibility.

Crane Worldwide said Kuykendall successfully led...

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American Commercial Barge Line names new CEO

The ACBL towboat Jeff Kindl. Ken Hocke photo.

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) announced today that is has named Mike Ellis the company’s new chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. Ellis will assume his new position on Aug. 17.

Today’s announcement follows the July 15 announcement that Mark Knoy will retire from his positions as president and CEO and member of the board of the Jeffersonville, Ind.-based inland barge operator.

Mike Ellis
Savage Services photo

“Following a thorough search, we are delighted to...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/american-commercial-barge-line-names-new-ceo/

ACBL chief Mark Knoy to retire

Mark Knoy, president and CEO of American Commercial Barge Line Inc., announced last week that he planned to retire to spend more time with his family. He will reportedly leave Jeffersonville, Ind.-based ACBL by the end of the year.

Knoy made the announcement in a July 15 e-mail to employees. “I have wrestled with this decision for the last few years,” Knoy wrote in the e-mail. “I’ve always desired to leave ACBL in good order, and I think now is the right time.”

ACBL’s board of directors will...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/acbl-chief-mark-knoy-to-retire/

Illinois River locks and dams to close for repair work

A much-anticipated three-month closure of parts of the Illinois Waterway for major repairs to aging navigation infrastructure gets underway tomorrow, July 1, and will run through the end of October.

The shutdowns will affect barge traffic through this major waterway, which carries more than 29 million tons of cargo each year — mainly agricultural and industrial products — and consists of rivers, lakes and canals that provide a shipping link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.

Closure...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/illinois-river-locks-and-dams-to-close-july-1-for-repair-work/

ACBL completes recapitalization

American Commercial Barge Line Holding Corp., as successor to American Commercial Lines Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed its recapitalization and emerged from Chapter 11.

ACBL says it is moving forward as an inland barge transportation leader and continuing to provide customers with safe, reliable and competitive solutions.

It says that with $200 million in new equity capital and having reduced its funded debt by approximately $1 billion, it has a strong financial...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/inland/acbl-completes-recapitalization/

Barge industry imposes vessel access restrictions

The Rosemary McAllister and Capt. Brian A. McAllister head toward their double christening on New York's East River. Photo courtesy Seamen's Church Institute.

Three big players in the inland barge industry explained today how their companies are preparing and reacting to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, saying they have activated specific protocols from vessel sanitation to banning non-crew on their boats and shoreside operations.

Ketra Anderson, vice president of safety, security, quality and environmental stewardship at Crowley Maritime, Seattle; Marino Hwang, marine compliance manager at McAllister Towing, New York; and Patrick Smith, director...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-industry-imposes-vessel-access-restrictions/

Coal barging down, a few other commodities are up

Coal barges in 2006. WorkBoat file photo.

Coal is the largest commodity in barge movement volume, but demand continues to drop as coal plants are replaced by those using natural gas, and pipelines come on line to serve electricity plants that were previously served by barges. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that coal will suffer more, with coal dropping from 24% to a 13% share of the U.S. power grid over the next three decades.

Coal-carrying barge lines have tried to diversify their business, covering open top...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/coal-barging-down-a-few-other-commodities-are-up/

High water delays completion of final phase of Olmsted project

High water conditions continue to hamper progress to dismantle the old locks and dams that have been replaced by the Olmsted project along the Ohio River in Illinois, while also causing restrictions on tows that are using the nation’s newest, most advanced and expensive civil works project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their contractors have stopped work on removing Lock and Dams 52 and 53, and will resume once the river levels drop, possibly not until June or July, according to Katelyn...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/high-water-delays-completion-of-final-phase-of-olmsted-project/

Coast Guard closes the Intracoastal Waterway after towboat grounding

The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick, La., Monday.

Watchstanders at Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay received a report at approximately 10 p.m., Sunday, that the towing vessel Miss Odessa, carrying six hopper barges filled with rock, ran aground. The barges are reportedly owned by American Commercial Barge Line.

The Miss Odessa was reportedly transiting southbound on the Atchafalaya River...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/coast-guard-closes-intracoastal-waterway/

A look back at WorkBoat for September 1959

• Lake Erie is expected to get heavy interest from oil and gas producers during the next 12 months, according to reports from Canada. Crown lands under Lake Erie have been leased by a number of large petroleum companies, though interest is apparently in natural gas instead of oil.

• American Commercial Barge Line Co., Jeffersonville, Ind., became the first barge line to apply and be accepted for listing on the New York Stock Exchange last month when 1.53 million shares of its common stock were...

https://www.workboat.com/archived-workboat-magazine/a-look-back-at-workboat-for-september-1959/

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