The future of shipbuilding and maritime competitiveness will be featured at the Maritime Risk Symposium 2026, hosted by the Institute for Homeland Security, Sam Houston State University. On June 2–3, ...

Vigor’s Seattle shipyard recently delivered a 95’ x 38’ x 16’, 3,000 hp ATB Twin Screw Tug, Dale R Lindsey, to Harley Marine Services Inc. Designed by Elliot Bay Design Group for primary operation in ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana barge and towboat manufacturer will shut down its Ohio River shipyard this spring, ending ship building operations at the site that stretches back more than 180 ...

Running a shipping and boat-building company in Indiana sounds about as logical as putting a fish farm in Death Valley. But there’s nothing far-fetched about it to Mark Knoy, CEO of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A local shipyard has a new owner—and maybe a new name and a new future. A national outfit called U ...

NEW ORLEANS — The trend of shipping products by barge is being bottlenecked by too few available barges and heavy demand. The result: a new barge construction boom. Marine transportation and ...

This stoppage had an adverse effect not only on barge and truck operators and mining machinery and equipment owners but also on ancillary businesses, such as barge and ship builders, garage owners and ...