Sentence examples for barge operator from inspiring English sources

Eight years ago, Marshall Oatman, a barge operator in Puget Sound, rented a three-bedroom adobe house with his father, uncle and younger brother during a motorcycle trip.

But the De 4 Vaargetijden, a small barge operator, offers three- and four-night trips departing from Oudenaarde, in the Belgian province of East Flanders, about 30 miles west of Brussels, as well as journeys of a week or more.

Founder and chairman of tug and barge operator Labroy Marine.

Also owns stakes in barge operator American Commercial, specialty pharma outfit Adams Respiratory Therapeutics.

Kirby Corp, the largest U.S. inland tank barge operator, said Thursday it is adding more capacity to its fleet that carries petrochemicals, gasoline and fertilizers.

Along the river, barge operators are weathering the economic turbulence.

As a result, Mr. Bond has argued, barge operators would have difficulty navigating the river.

"This has literally flabbergasted the American maritime industry," said Christopher Coakley, vice president for legislative affairs at the American Waterways Operators, an association of domestic ship and barge operators.

The extended failure of a single crucial lock could cost agriculture exporters up to $45m and barge operators as much as $163m.

The meeting began at 9 a.m. and ran until nearly 12 30; 27 people spoke, including environmentalists, barge operators, farmers and politicians.

Sometimes, the barge operators lose their nerve on the way, stopping to lighten their load or to call for a local pilot.