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On March 15, a vehicle toppled off of the Combs-Hehl Bridge (MP-462 Ohio River), a 1,440-foot long bridge built in 1979 to carry automobile traffic on I-275 across the Ohio River between Campbell County, Ky., and Hamilton County, Ohio.The Boone County Water Rescue...

The Ports of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have been ranked the busiest inland port in the nation, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center. The facilities have also are the 13th busiest port in the United States. The Ports of Cincinnati...

C&B Marine held a christening ceremony for three new vessels in its fleet on Saturday, October 31, and signed a Statement of Support with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) organization in an effort to recruit more veterans as employees at the...

Join us on Thursday, June 19, at Coney Island’s Paddlefest to take a free tour of one of our tow boats. Tours will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. The vessel’s crew will answer any questions you may have as you walk you through the boat –from the engine room...

Rob Carlisle, president of Carlisle & Bray, recently travelled to Washington, DC to meet with other industry leaders at The American Waterways Operator’s annual Barge-In to discuss important issues and opportunities facing our inland waterways and companies and...

Construction of C&B Marine’s second new harbor class vessels is coming along just fine ​at Marine Builders in Jeffersonville, Ind.   The main deck and second deck have been placed on the hull and significant other work, including piping and installation of boat...

Carlisle & Bray’s own Damen Madaris and Robert “Flash” Westmoreland received their Steersman of Towing Vessels on Western Rivers certificate from Rear Admiral Robin Osborne, USN, during the Steersman Course commencement ceremony on Jan. 16, 2015, at Inland...

COVINGTON, Ky. — On Friday, Sept. 26, the owners and employees of Carlisle & Bray Enterprises christened two new towboats — the Enterprise and the Discovery – as the latest additions in the company’s growing fleet of towboats. Carlisle and Bray CEO Bill Bray also...

C&B Marine is proud to work in conjunction with Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks to provide a boat and barges to ensure that the Greater Cincinnati Community is able to enjoy fireworks displays on the Ohio River. C&B Marine has worked with the Rozzi group over the...

C&B Marine sponsored a lunch with U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on August 19 after he took a towboat tour and ride on the Ohio River with members of C&B Marine management team and representatives from other inland marine businesses. Afterward, Rep. Massie...

Early last month the MV Enterprise was hired to work with the MV American Queen on her up river voyage on the Ohio from Maysville, KY. The American Queen is said to be the largest river steamboat ever built. The ship was built in 1996 and is a six-deck recreation of a...

On April 20, 2014 C&B Marine took delivery of our newest addition to the C&B fleet of vessels, the MV Enterprise. She was built by Marine Builders of Uttica, IN. Our new 2,600 horsepower towing vessel is 90’ x 34’ x 10’.   Upon completion the boat went...

The Cincinnati Enquirer published an opinion column and a news story this week about issues that are near and dear to our heart: the Ohio River and people who work on the river. The first was an opinion column Monday on the newspaper’s editorial page by Nick Akins,...

At Carlise & Bray Enterprises, when it comes to customer service, we have a motto: “Whatever it takes.” It’s a principle that is deeply engrained in our culture by the entrepreneurial families – the Carlisles and the Brays – who started our three companies and...

C&B Marine, a subsidiary of Carlisle & Bray Enterprises, has greatly expanded its fleeting and harbor facilities in the Port of Cincinnati. The company now operates four major fleeting and shore facilities on the Ohio River at MM 494, MM 482, MM 473, and MM...

Carlisle & Bray Enterprises is proud to announce that it has hired Ohio River veteran Gordon Putzke as the sales manager for its three companies — C&B Marine, C&B Energy Services, and Score Global. Gordon has more than 30 years of experience working on the...

In March 2011, two long-time Ohio River marine companies, Greater Cincinnati Marine and Bray Marine, merged to create a new company, Carlisle & Bray Enterprises, LLC. This month, we are proud to announce the launch of our new website. Carlisle & Bray...

On August 5, 2012, the owners and employees of Carlisle & Bray Enterprises christened one of the company’s towboats as the Christine B at its Silver Grove fleeting operations in honor of Christine Bray, matriarch of the Bray Marine family. Founded in March 2011,...