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TTB 2025: The tug operators’ roundtable

At Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 in Mobile, Ala., the tugboat industry will take center stage as leading professionals gather to tackle the pressing issues shaping today’s tug operations. On March 25-26, the “Tug Operations Panel” will offer an in-depth discussion on the challenges, innovations, and trends that are influencing the future of the sector.

Moderated by Peter S. Soles, Principal of Business Development at Glosten, this session will feature insights from Capt....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ttb-2025-the-tug-operators-roundtable/

Jennifer Carpenter to keynote TTB 2025 in Mobile

The highly anticipated Marine Log TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) 2025 Conference will return to Mobile, Ala., on March 25-26, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the latest developments and challenges in tug, towboat, and barge operations. Kicking off the event with a powerful keynote on March 25 is Jennifer Carpenter, President and CEO of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and President of the American Maritime Partnership.

Carpenter, a leading voice for the inland and coastal...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/jennifer-carpenter-to-keynote-ttb-2025-in-mobile/

M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet

Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations.

What that translates into is the capability to push up to 64 barges at once, equivalent to over 75,000 tons of cargo, along the Mississippi River. This huge barge capacity has a surface area of nine acres, easily surpassing the 4.5 acre surface area of the Navy’s Ford and Nimitz class aircraft carriers.

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/m-v-acbl-mariner-mightiest-mississippi-river-towboat-yet/

Golding Barge Line launches towboat with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines

Golding Barge Line, Vicksburg, Miss., has recently commissioned its newest towboat, the 74- by 34-foot M/V Scott Golding, equipped with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines supplied by Laborde Products.

Built by Vessel Repair in Texas, the new towboat features two Mitsubishi engines, each delivering 1,260 HP at 1,600 RPM. The low-emission engines meet rigorous environmental standards and offer mechanical reliability and efficiency to meet the industry’s growing demand for sustainability. At the heart of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/golding-barge-line-launches-new-vessel-with-mitsubishi-tier-4-engines/

Poor hull condition led to $500,000 flooding of 59-year old towboat Uncle Blue

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 26, 2023, incident in which, at about 0500 local time, the towing vessel Uncle Blue began flooding when towing one empty barge on the Lower Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, La. The six crewmembers aboard attempted to pump out the vessel but were unsuccessful, and they evacuated to the barge. A Good Samaritan vessel pushed the towboat and barge to the right descending bank, where the Uncle Blue partially sank. There...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/poor-hull-condition-led-to-500000-flooding-of-59-year-old-towboat-uncle-blue/

Maritime Partners acquires e1 Marine LLC

Maritime Partners LLC has acquired e1 Marine LLC, whose methanol-to-hydrogen technology plays a key role in the first-of-its-kind M/V Hydrogen One towboat.

“This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Maritime Partners’ commitment to environmental responsibility and innovation,” said Bick Brooks, co-founder and CEO of Maritime Partners. “The integration of e1 Marine’s cutting-edge methanol-to-hydrogen technology with Maritime Partners’ extensive industry expertise promises to revolutionize...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/maritime-partners-acquires-e1-marine-llc/

Maritime Partners equips new towboat with Mitsubishi engines

Covington, La., headquartered engine and genset distributor Laborde Products recently equipped Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners’ new towboat, M/V The Gunnar, with a pair of high-performance Mitsubishi S6R2 engines. Each engine produces 803 horsepower at 1,400 revolutions per minute, chartering optimal performance for the vessel’s operations.

“The Mitsubishi S6R2 engines are crucial for our operational needs, providing the reliability and power that M/V The Gunnar requires to serve...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/maritime-partners-equips-new-towboat-with-mitsubishi-engines/

Canal Barge Company repowers two towboats

New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company recently repowered two of its towboats with Laborde Products Inc. (Covington, La.) solutions.

The first vessel project, the M/V Ned Merrick, featured the replacement of the vessel’s previous engines with two Tier 3 S16R engines from Mitsubishi, each delivering 1675HP at 1600RPM. The vessel was previously powered by two EMD 567 engines.

David Lane, senior VP with Canal Barge Company, expressed his delight with the repower, noting that the new engines enhance...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/canal-barge-company-repowers-two-towboats/

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute new AWO video, The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: Delivering Safety on America’s Waterways, explains that the industry, while moving nearly 700 million tons of cargo each year, prioritizes the safety of mariners, communities, and the environment – all while having the lowest...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/new-awo-video-safety-is-everything/

Crounse takes delivery of new towboat from Conrad

New Crounse towboat

Paducah, Ky., headquartered Crounse Corporation has recently taken delivery of the 6,034-horsepower towboat M/V Alice. Named after the company’s first vessel that began operating in 1949, the M/V Alice was constructed by Conrad Shipyard, LLC, headquartered in Morgan City, La., and was delivered with a U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection for Subchapter M compliance and EPA Tier 4 compliant main engines.

The M/V Alice is the second 6,034-horsepower vessel Conrad Shipyard has delivered to...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/crounse-takes-delivery-of-new-towboat-from-conrad/

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