Vessels

This twin-screw towboat measures 128 feet in length and 34 feet in width. It was designed by FMT and modified for Parker Towing Company, Inc. and is named in honor of Mr. Jared Phillips, Operations Manager for Parker Towing Company, Inc. and husband of Alison Haun Phillips, granddaughter of founder, Captain Timothy Mize Parker, Sr. Being built in 2020 at FMT Shipyard & Repair, LLC, Harvey, LA., it is powered by two 16-cylinder CATERPILLAR model 3516 diesel engines, delivering 4,200 horsepower through 7.08 to 1 REINTJES reduction gears. Once completed, it will be in service on the Warrior-Tombigbee, Tenn-Tomm, Tennessee, Ohio, Upper and Lower Mississippi, Intracoastal East Waterways and Mobile Bay.