摘要: |
EN YEARS AGO, Alan Bates, longtime Old Boat columnist for The Waterways Journal, died at age 88; the Corps of Engineers began a feasibility study for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study; and Parker Towing Company christened the mv. Megan Parker, the company's first new boat in 30 years. WENTY YEARS AGO, the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) celebrated its 25th anniversary; Eastern Shipbuilding Company delivered the 166-foot dredge Integrity to Inland Dredging Company, Dyersburg, Tenn.; and Markland Locks and Dam's main chamber was scheduled for a 10-day closure for repairs. HIRTY YEARS AGO, Trinity Marine Group bought the assets of CE&MCO, a crane and metal components manufacturer in Gulfport, Miss.; and 8,000 gallons of fuel oil being transferred to a Taiwanese ship spilled into the Willamette River at Mile 10. ORTY YEARS AGO, the 6,000 hp. towboat Janet Marie, oper-ated by Consolidated Grain & Barge Company, was christened in St. Louis; a consent order signed by a U.S. district judge delayed dredging for the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; and SermeTel Corrosion Technology-opened a new 15,000-square-foot marine coatings service facility in Moss Point, Miss. |