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- Ingram Purchases Assets Of Ohio Barge Line And Mon-Valley Transportation Maritime Reporter, Jan 15, 1985 #22
E. Bronson Ingram, president of Ingram Industries Inc., recently announced the purchase from United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries, Ohio Barge Line, Inc. and Mon-Valley Transportation Company, of substantially all their marine assets. OBL's 15 boats and 516 barges will almost double the size of Ingram Barge Company, the subsidiary of Ingram Industries, which will operate the combined fleet and assume the numerous Ohio Barge Line affreightment contracts.
"Ingram and OBL have complementary traffic patterns and complementary fleets. In combination we will be one of the largest and most efficient carriers in the industry." Ingram had previously doubled its dry cargo barge fleet in the last 18 months, thus establishing itself as a major carrier on the Upper Mississippi River. With the combined Ingram/OBL fleet, In- gram will become a major carrier on the Ohio and Illinois Rivers as well, The OBL equipment will also pro- vide Ingram with greatly expanded in the area of chemicals affreightment.
In addition to moving grain and petroleum products, Ingram Barge transports significant amounts of limestone rock, coal, fertilizer, scrap steel, steel products, and a wide variety of other products. The com- is the river's largest carrier of fuel oil for industry and utilities.
Ingram Barge Company is a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.
A privately held corporation, its diversified businesses include inland marine transportation and aggregates supply, consumer products distribution, coal production and sales, petroleum wellhead equipment manufacturing and insurance.
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- Ingram Barge Company Names New President Maritime Reporter, Aug 15, 1984 #17
E. Bronson Ingram, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Nashville-based Ingram Barge Company, announced recently that John M. Donnelly, formerly president of the company, has been named vice chairman of the board, and Peter J. Kopcsak formerly executive vice president and chief
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- St. Louis Ship Delivers The 'John M. Donnelly7 To Ingram Barge Company Maritime Reporter, Oct 1980 #10
In the shadow of the St. Louis Arch, Ingram Barge Company recently christened their new 9,000- bhp St. Louis Ship-built towboat, the M / V John M. Donnelly. The new vessel is named for John M. Donnelly, president of Ingram Barge and a director of Ingram Industries. He is presently chairman of the
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October 1980 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 8St. Louis Ship Delivers The 'John M. Donnelly7 To Ingram Barge Company St. Louis Arch serves as background for recently christened Ingram towboat John M. Donnelly. Triple 3,000-bhp General Motors EMD diesels power the vessel. In the shadow of the St. Louis Arch, Ingram Barge Company re- cently
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August 15, 1984 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 15Tyne Shiprepair Wins Contract To Rebuild The Sir Tristram Tyne Shiprepair Limited an- nounced recently that it has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to rebuild the Sir Tris- tram—the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which was badly damaged during the Falklands' conflict and subse- quently
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August 15, 1971 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12The completely integrated tug-barge unit, with a length of 620 feet 6 inches and a deadweight of 36,530 tons, resembles a self-propelled tanker. A New Concept In Transportation- Largest And Most Powerful Integrated Tug-Barge Unit Placed In Deepsea Service By Ingram Ocean Systems The I.O.S. 3301
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March 1971 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 44ADDSCO Launches World's Largest Barge The largest oceangoing barge in the world slid down the ways re- cently at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Edmund L. Hukill Jr. of New Orleans, whose husband is a vice president of Ingram Ocean Systems Inc., smashed the
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January 15, 1985 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 20r Computerized Vessel Management —Twin City (continued from page 21) used for position tracking, trip fi- nancial posting, barge contracts, barge and boat repairs, and manage- ment summaries. It is an on-line entry and retrieval tool that tracks barges and boats on any waterway system.