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Pictured as: the Capt. Frank W. Banta Jr. Photo Courtesy of: Chem Carriers LLC.
(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.