Contract for Eastern Shipbuilding to construct inland river towboats
Sketch of the inland river towboat (Source: Eastern Shipbuilding)
04. September 2015
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
Customer is U.S. inland waterways operator IWL River, an affiliate of Impala Terminals Colombia. The vessels will be ABS classed and have a retractable pilothouse. Design and detailed engineering is being provided by CT Marine of Portland, Maine. They will be fitted with three diesel main engines of type Caterpillar 3512C, IMO II class of 1,280 hp.
