We operate 34 towboats and 5 shipyards. The yards are located in South Point, Ohio-Cincinnati, Ohio Alton,Illinois, Harahan LA and Paducah, Ky. Our Towboats operate between Pittsburg, Pa. and St.Paul, MN. We provide full support services for the river industry from these locations. We overhaul main engines, drydock vessels and barges, sell fuel-lube oil-line and rigging. We operate 24hrs per day year round. You can contact us by calling:( McGinnis Inc.- 740 377 4391)-(National Maintenance and Repair- 800 325 3625) or for your line haul towing needs- (Excell Marine Corp 513 792 9291) (National Maintenance and Repair-Harahan, LA-1 504 733 4190)(National Maintenance and Repair of Kentucky-1 270 898 4000).Also, if you are unfortuntate enough to have an oil spill, call Inland Rivers Environmental Inc. for a quick response and cleanup at 800 595 5332.We provide outsource and management services for terminals and power plants. We can provide the equipment and crews to reduce your costs and increase your profits. We've been in the river business for almost 100 years and will be here another 100 years to serve our customers. We'll be updating this site often so stop back by and when you are in our area be sure to stop in and visit with us. .more

Eastern’s original shipyard was established in 1976 for the purpose of constructing commercial fishing boats for the company’s founder and President, Brian R. D’Isernia. As the owner of a fleet of commercial fishing vessels, Mr. D’Isernia ventured into the world of shipbuilding after learning first hand that the only way to get the type of vessels he wanted was to design the vessels, write the specifications, and build them himself. As he built and developed his own personal fleet of vessels, other professionals in the industry took notice and also began desiring their own custom built vessels. Soon customers in areas including New England, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska were contacting Eastern with requests for customized fishing vessels. By 1980, 26 commercial fishing vessels had been constructed and delivered. Building on his passion for boats and the sea, Mr. D’Isernia decided to diversify Eastern’s reputation from a ‘Fishing Vessel’ shipyard into a shipyard that could fulfill any type of custom vessel request, large or small. In 1981, Eastern’s diversification began with the delivery of our first Offshore Supply Vessels. Today, Eastern’s history includes a portfolio of over 350 vessels and Eastern is one of the most diverse vessel construction companies as a result of its state of the art production line and fabrication process. Eastern has built everything from Offshore Supply Vessels to Tugs, Inland Towboats, a SWATH Vessel, Passenger Vessels, Ro-Ro/Passenger Ferries, Inland Transport Vessels, Barges, Fireboats, Research Vessels, Offshore Construction Vessels, Dredges, High Speed Passenger Vessels, Fishing Vessels, and more.more