Category: Canal Barge Company

  • C&C Marine and Repair delivers towboat M/V Al Sloss to Canal Barge

    C&C Marine and Repair delivers towboat M/V Al Sloss to Canal Barge C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, La., has delivered the M/V Al Sloss to Canal Barge Company, completing the first vessel in a four-boat newbuild series currently under construction for the New Orleans-based operator. The 2,600-horsepower, 87- by 34-foot towboat was designed by…

  • Deck barge to have new role as rocket landing platform

    Deck barge to have new role as rocket landing platform A 400 x 105 foot deck barge secured from Canal Barge Company is set to have a new role, deployed off the U.S. East Coast as an ocean landing platform for rockets returning to Earth. Long Beach, Calif.- headquartered Rocket Lab USA Inc. says that,…

  • 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…