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Thursday, September 22, 2022
One Year After Bouchard Asset Sale: Moving Towards Clean and Green
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One Year After Bouchard Asset Sale: Moving Towards Clean and Green

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Just about a year ago, the process of selling off assets from tug and barge owner Bouchard, which had declared bankruptcy

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1535

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
West Coast-Based Centerline Logistics Picks Up Former Bouchard Transportation ATBs
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West Coast-Based Centerline Logistics Picks Up Former Bouchard Transportation ATBs

Seattle-headquartered Centerline Logistics has announced the acquisition of multiple petroleum Articulated Tug and Barge units (ATBs) previously owned by New

October 5, 2021
Total Views: 3066

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Bouchard Bankruptcy Case: Not Yet At the Dock
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Bouchard Bankruptcy Case: Not Yet At the Dock

Usually, when a company announces that it is re-organizing under “Chapter 11”, the idea is that the company will re-organize its balance sheet (usually,

August 10, 2021
Total Views: 2404

Friday, August 6, 2021
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Bouchard Transportation Asset Sales
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves Bouchard Transportation Asset Sales

A bankruptcy judge has approved the proposed sales of assets belonging to petroleum tug and barge operator Bouchard Transportation, although discussions are

August 6, 2021
Total Views: 2880

Friday, June 11, 2021
Bouchard Transportation Seeking Buyer to Avoid Closure, Layoffs
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Bouchard Transportation Seeking Buyer to Avoid Closure, Layoffs

New York-based barge operator Bouchard Transportation may need to close its facilities and lay off as many 108 workers if it is unable to find a buyer for the

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 6404

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Bouchard Transportation Pays Whistleblower in Port Aransas Barge Explosion
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Bouchard Transportation Pays Whistleblower in Port Aransas Barge Explosion

New York-based Bouchard Transportation and three former and current company officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to a whistleblower who the company

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 5535

Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Bankruptcy Judge Orders Removal of Morton Bouchard as Bouchard Transportation’s CEO
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Bankruptcy Judge Orders Removal of Morton Bouchard as Bouchard Transportation’s CEO

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ordered Morton S. Bouchard III, the long-time CEO of New York-based Bouchard Transportation, to be immediately removed from his

March 2, 2021
Total Views: 11948

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Bouchard Transportation Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Bouchard Transportation Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Melville, New York-based shipping company Bouchard Transportation has announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions to

September 29, 2020
Total Views: 592

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Bouchard Processes Back Pay for Tug and Barge Crews
Maritime News

Bouchard Processes Back Pay for Tug and Barge Crews

New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company says it has now processed all back pay to employees, customers and vendors as the company continues to work on

March 17, 2020
Total Views: 236

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Bouchard Secures Financing to Start Paying Crews
Maritime News

Bouchard Secures Financing to Start Paying Crews

New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company says it has secured financing to start paying its tug and barge crews, including back pay.  “Over the

March 11, 2020
Total Views: 211

Thursday, February 27, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Taking Enforcement Action Against Bouchard
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Taking Enforcement Action Against Bouchard

The U.S. Coast Guard is moving to take enforcement action against New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company after the company failed to comply with a

February 27, 2020
Total Views: 218

Friday, February 21, 2020
Opinion: It’s About Time the U.S. Ratifies MLC, 2006
Maritime News

Opinion: It’s About Time the U.S. Ratifies MLC, 2006

By Captain William Doherty – The recent tragic chain of events regarding the financial irresponsibility of the owners of one the largest U.S. coastwise

February 21, 2020
Total Views: 189

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Bouchard Ordeal Evokes 19th Century Supreme Court Decision
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Bouchard Ordeal Evokes 19th Century Supreme Court Decision

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. On July 7, 1895, the barque Arago arrived in San Francisco with four of its crewmembers in irons.  The deckhands had

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 468

Friday, February 14, 2020
Bouchard Ordered to Move Vessels to Safe Berth Over Safety Issues
Maritime News

Bouchard Ordered to Move Vessels to Safe Berth Over Safety Issues

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued an order to New York-based Bouchard Transportation Company requiring that

February 14, 2020
Total Views: 107

Monday, February 3, 2020
Update: Bouchard Vessels at Port of New York and New Jersey Anchorages Flagged for Unsafe Operational Conditions
Maritime News

Update: Bouchard Vessels at Port of New York and New Jersey Anchorages Flagged for Unsafe Operational Conditions

Certain tugs and barges belonging to New York-based Bouchard Transportation at Port of New York and New Jersey anchorages last week were required to submit

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 257
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