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Barging Services (Dry Bulk Barge Fleet)
Inland waterway transport of dry bulk commodities in open and covered hopper barges, including cargo affreightment.
Description
Parker Towing transports a wide range of dry bulk commodities in its fleet of open and covered hopper barges on the US inland waterway system.
Key features
- Cargoes include coal, DRI, finished cement, cement clinker, metallic ores, petroleum and metallurgical cokes, aggregates, ferro-alloys, steel products, scrap metals, forest products, grain, machinery and project cargo
- Open and covered hopper barges
- Millions of tons of coal moved to domestic coal-consuming plants and utilities, and to the New Orleans and Mobile areas for export
Applications
Service concentrates on the Black Warrior, Tennessee-Tombigbee, Tennessee, Cumberland and East Canal waterways, with service also to St. Paul, MN; Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; and Houston, TX.
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