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CSX Corporation sold two-thirds of its control of water transport company American Commercial Barge Line in 1998, citing a desire to focus more on rail operations. [20] The founding chairman of CSX Corporation was Prime F. Osborn III of Seaboard, [21] for whom Jacksonville's Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center is named. The first CEO and ...
In 1990's Marquette changed from a barge operator to a line-haul towboat company then later started leasing its barges to its towing customers. Today Marquette's River unit operates more than 50 line-haul vessels and over 800 dry cargo barges. [5]
Kirby also owns and operates eight ocean-going barge and tug units transporting dry-bulk commodities in United States coastwise trade. Through Kirby's diesel engine services segment, Kirby is an after-market service provider for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines, reduction gears, and ancillary products for marine and power generation ...
The numerous car float operations across New York Harbor shrank to a single cross harbor barge line, the New York Cross Harbor Railroad. It merged with a trucking company, then ran into financial difficulties and sold its cross harbor operation to New York New Jersey Rail, LLC , which was subsequently purchased by the Port Authority of New York ...
ARC is the largest US-flag Roll-on/roll-off carrier, and the second largest US-flag shipping line overall operating in international trade. [1]The company was founded in 1990, and is presently headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida [2] and it is part of Wilh.
In 1958, Crowley moved into Arctic transportation with an agreement to resupply the U.S. government’s Distant Early Warning Line on the Alaska coastline. It was the first penetration of the Arctic by commercial tug and barge services. This led to Crowley’s Alaska common carrier services whereby railcar, breakbulk, containerized and bulk ...
Sea freight transport by container ship. This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers.
In 1984, Ingram purchased Ohio Barge Line, formerly owned by U.S. Steel. Neil N. Diehl came on board as Chairman Emeritus of IBCO to oversee the acquisition. [3] During the 1980s, Ingram bought many boats and barges from several different transportation companies, allowing IBCO to become the third largest for-hire river carrier in the U.S.