SAVOIE, HORACE A., TOWING, INC.

  • Engineering District : New Orleans
  • TSO Series Number : TS-4 Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
  • Principal Commodity List : TOWING
  • Area of Operation : MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY OF LOUISIANA, TEXAS AND MISSISSIPPI
  • Vessels
    • Pushboat : 1
    • Vessels List : UNCLE NU
  • Address
    135 VALERIE ST. LOCKPORT LA 70374
  • Contact
    • Phone : 985-532-3505
135 VALERIE ST. LOCKPORT LA 70374

Managed Vessel

UNCLE NU

  • Type : Pushboat
  • Construction : Steel

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