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The 2,000 hp. Progress and its sister towboat Patriot were the highest-horsepower boats in the American Barge Line fleet when built in 1939.

The mv. Fort Jackson, which was built in 1951, is still operating today as the Starfire, owned by ARTCo and operated by Inland Marine Service.

Vicksburg, Miss., will soon have a new community park on the Mississippi River, thanks to a donation from Vicksburg’s own Golding family.

Steve Golding, chairman of Golding Barge Line, and Coast Guard Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Nadeau were honored at the 21st annual River Bell Awards Luncheon.

Parker Towing, a barging company in the southeastern U.S., announced it has promoted three employees.Jeremy Headley has been…

April 23, 2021 By H. Nelson Spencer Steve Golding, chairman and CEO of Golding Barge Line, a transporter of liquid commodities with roots dating back to 1960, is someone who has always been mindful of tradition. That is, until he recently named a new towboat the mv. Rusty Moore. The boat, built by Master Boat Builders on a triple-screw design from Sterling Marine, was delivered in August. Of the company’s 26 boats, 25 are named a...

April 21, 2021 By Capt. David Smith The Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., was a pioneer in the advent of the screw propeller as a means of providing thrust to towing vessels. The James Rumsey, built by Ward in 1903 as a 350 hp. steam, single-screw towboat for the U.S. Engineer Department, created a lot of attention with a celebrated shoving contest against the steam sternwheel D.T. Lane of the Campbells Creek Coal ...