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Top 25 Inland waterway operators based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 138 inland waterway operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,376 professional contacts across them, including 2,229 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers inland waterway operators headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,229Verified emails
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The 25 largest inland waterway operators based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 138 inland waterway operators based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to inland waterway operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceJeffersonville, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000923 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1915, we've been transporting the products that build our country, fuel our economy, and feed the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Strong evidenceNashville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000805 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ingram Barge Company has been a quality marine transporter on America's inland waterways since 1946, and has grown to become the leading carrier on America’s inland waterways.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidencePaducah, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000679 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Marquette Transportation Company, LLC is one of the largest marine transportation service companies in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000383 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Centerline Logistics is a leading provider of marine transportation services in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNew Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000320 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1933, Canal Barge Company, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceHarahan, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000288 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blessey Marine owns and operates one of the youngest multi-faceted inland tank barge and towing vessel fleets in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceEast St Louis, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000160 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500157 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Campbell Transportation Company is a privately held business focused on providing safe, efficient, and reliable service to marine transportation customers throughout the inland…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500153 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Signet Maritime Corporation is a diverse international marine transportation and logistics services company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceNew Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Turn Services is one of the largest independent fleeting and shifting companies in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLake Providence, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000113 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based in Lake Providence, Louisiana, Terral is a river transportation service company specializing in bulk storage, materials handling and river, road and rail logistics along the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNorthport, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1940, Parker Towing Company is one of the largest barge lines in the southeastern United States, operating a fleet of towboats and over 350 open and covered hopper…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBala-cynwyd, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00099 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Keystone Shipping is a U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceMobile, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cooper Marine, headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, is in the business of providing marine transportation along the Tennessee-Tombigbee River and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidencePaducah, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Western Rivers Boat Mgt Inc is a marine transportation company based out of Paducah, KY.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBaytown, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20086 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Slay Transportation is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 1100 N 1st St, East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceGeismar, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It is the goal of Bengal to consistently provide our customers with exceptional service, to exceed our customers’ goals and expectations, to provide our customers the maximum…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceYonges Island, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stevens Towing Company is a family-owned shipyard and midsize freight transportation company based on Yonges Island, SC just south of Charleston with regional offices in Edenton…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSulphur, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We Move It.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSt. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Throughout the United States and South America, we provide integrated river transportation and logistics services that are reliable and efficient.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Buffalo Marine Service, inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidencePaducah, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceWilliamsville, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mainstay Maritime is a leading provider of bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMaysville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Strong evidenceMokena, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20049 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are committed to making a positive impact on individuals, their families, and the community as we serve our customers on the Great Lakes and Inland Waterways.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Inland waterway operators based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
30.2%Verified-email coverage
53.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
5.1%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
28
11-50
44
51-200
27
201-500
20
501-1,000
13
1,001-5,000
5

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 138 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among inland waterway operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “inland waterway operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names inland waterway operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among inland waterway operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,229 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names inland waterway operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many inland waterway operators are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 138 inland waterway operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

American Commercial Barge Line Acbl, headquartered in Jeffersonville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most inland waterway operators?

Houston leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Paducah (6) and Vicksburg (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,229 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 138 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.