Category: Blessey Marine Services

  • Blessey Marine places first Tier 4 towboat into service

    Blessey Marine places first Tier 4 towboat into service The M/V Capt. Daniel Armstrong, a 2,600-horsepower towboat and the first Tier 4 vessel in the New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services fleet, has entered service. The twin-screw vessel is powered by two Mitsubishi S12R marine engines supplied by Laborde Products and was christened January 14 at…

  • SCI hosts 24th annual River Bell Awards luncheon

    SCI hosts 24th annual River Bell Awards luncheon The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed the inland river transportation industry for the 24th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 5, in Paducah, Ky. This year’s event featured Bob Blocker, senior vice president sales and customer service, of American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), receiving the…