The Transporter Quarterly

Do you ever wonder what life was like for a towboater over 60 years ago?  We interviewed Captain Spivey who has worked as a towboater for over 60 years and has worked for FMT [...]

With the ever growing frac sand industry, FMT Dry Cargo is set to take delivery of 50 new covered hopper barges (30 rakes and 20 boxes). This addition of 50 new barges will [...]

We struggle to find the words as we write this goodbye to Dale Artigue, COO, mentor, leader and most of all friend. He began his journey at FMT on June 22, 1995, however, [...]

FMT Dry Cargo is celebrating 10 years in business, and as we reach this milestone it’s a good time to reflect on how far we have come. Ten years ago FMT Dry Cargo [...]

Florida Marine, LLC and the FMT Shipyard & Repair were both recently honored by the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation and presented with the LWCC Safest 70 Award. Out of 22,000 members, only 70 are [...]

Happy New Year! As we enter into “2018” we are all filled with excitement of the beginning of a new year and new opportunities.  As we reflect on all the joyous births and [...]

Chip Stiebing, Shipyard Manager, stated “FMT reached yet another big milestone on August 24, 2017. Launching our first new boat is a big accomplishment for our shipyard.  It was amazing to see everyone involved pull [...]

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here… FMT outgrew its two-story facility in 2014 and began its expansion in Octo-ber 2015, to bring the FMT Family under one roof. Designed by Greenleaf Law-son Architects [...]