Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has taken delivery of the Donny Mudgett, the first completed pushboat in its eleven-vessel newbuild program.
Built at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, Louisiana, the Donny Mudgett is powered by three Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines, each delivering 803 horsepower (600 kilowatts) at 1,400 rpm.
The newbuild program will be divided across Intracoastal Iron Works and Eymard Marine Construction and Repair. The program includes five triple-screw and six twin-screw vessels.
“We’ve worked with Intracoastal for many years, and the Donny Mudgett is a continuation of that relationship,” said Kent Furlong, President at Hines Furlong Line. “This project brings together family-owned businesses on both the shipbuilding and supply side, and we value those relationships as much as the vessels themselves."
HFL operates a fleet of towboats on the Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, and also leases its fleet of inland towboats, tank barges, and hopper barges to other barge lines and some end user customers.