Full-Time

Terminal Operator

Canal Barge

Canal Barge

201-500 employees

Diversified marine transportation and logistics provider

No salary listed

Illinois and MIchigan Canal, Illinois, USA

In Person

On-site role in Channahon, IL; outdoor work in all weather conditions.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)

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Requirements
  • Minimum high school education or equivalent.
Responsibilities
  • Storing, transferring, and transloading liquid cargos including sulphur, asphalt, chemicals, and lube oil.
  • Modes of storage and transport include storage tanks, barges, rail cars, and tank trucks, and work can be performed at multiple locations.
  • Oversee preventive maintenance
  • Conduct pre-transfer inspections
  • Collect samples for lab analysis
  • Monitor product levels and condition
  • Perform general housekeeping at the terminal.
  • Provide maintenance for boiler room and offices.
  • Check steamlines, cargo lines, and tanks.
  • Provide general maintenance and cleanup of grounds and facility to include cutting grass/ plowing snow.
  • Provide security for facility.
  • Perform other duties as required and directed by management.
  • Carry out and the Business Philosophy, Code of Conduct, and Mission of Canal Barge Company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Five years minimum terminal or terminal-related experience desired, but not required.

Canal Barge Company, Inc. is a family-owned marine transportation provider based in New Orleans that moves valuable cargo by water along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and beyond. It operates a diverse fleet of barges, including oceangoing deck barges, to handle shipments along rivers and seas, serving domestic routes from the Gulf Coast to Mid-America and conducting international port calls in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and even across the Pacific and Atlantic. The company specializes in dedicated logistics, offering tailor-made, long-term partnerships with customers across chemical, oil, construction, utilities, engineering, fabricators, and government sectors, including Fortune 500 clients. Canal Barge is compliant with the American Waterways Operators’ Responsible Carrier Program. Its goal is to provide dependable, long-term logistics solutions and high-quality customer service for moving valuable cargo by water.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New Orleans, Louisiana

Founded

1933

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What believers are saying

  • Repeat-build vessels reduce training, maintenance, and spare-parts complexity.
  • The new towboats push one to 12 barges, broadening customer coverage.
  • Redwood Holdings can share commercial relationships and operating know-how across Canal and Marquette.

What critics are saying

  • Integration with Redwood Holdings diverts management attention during ownership transition.
  • The four-boat program ends soon, slowing near-term fleet growth.
  • Standardizing one engine-and-gear package concentrates reliability risk across the new class.

What makes Canal Barge unique

  • Canal Barge is standardizing four sister towboats around one propulsion package.
  • The Cabby H. Boone serves both Gulf Intracoastal and inland river routes.
  • Its Tier 4, non-engineered design is among the first inland-waterway deployments.

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Company News

Marine Log
Jun 24th, 2025
Redwood Holdings Acquires Canal Barge Company

Redwood Holdings, a family-owned company, will acquire Canal Barge Company, marking its second investment in the U.S. Jones Act market after acquiring Marquette Transportation in May 2024. The acquisition will be through a new holding company that will also own Marquette. Merritt Lane will be CEO of the holding company, with David Lane and John Eckstein in leadership roles. The partnership aims to expand services and leverage shared values and expertise in marine transportation.

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