Pictured: the Capt. Frank Banta Jr. Photo by: Birk Thomas

(J.W. BANTA TOWING COMPANY; PLAQUEMINE TOWING CORP.; M/V Merlin LLC.; M/V Sandy B LLC.)

Founded in 1994, and headquartered in Plaquemine, Louisiana with offices in Sunshine, Louisiana. Chem Carriers LLC. operates between Corpus Christi, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana.

The company maintains a fleet of thirteen towboats, fifty-two inland tank barges, as well as a one hundred seventy-four barge capacity fleeting service located at mile 207 LMR.