Vessels

This twin-screw towboat measures 147.5 feet in length and 34 feet in width. It was designed by Parker Towing Company, Inc. and is named in honor of Ms. Olive Parker, daughter of Timothy Mize Parker III, President of Parker Towing Company, Inc. and great granddaughter of founder, Captain Timothy Mize Parker, Sr. Built in 2020 at C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chase, 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. It is presently in service on the Warrior-Tombigbee, Tenn-Tom, Tennessee, Ohio, Upper and Lower Mississippi, Intracoastal East Waterways and Mobile Bay.

Photo by: Fred Miller II