Marine Operations

Cooper Marine consists of a fleet of 41 towing vessels (up to 4,600 HP) and 450 barges. The company’s barge affreightment and towing footprint includes the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway, Mississippi River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Black Warrior River, Tennessee River, Tombigbee River, Mobile River, Ohio River, Illinois River, Arkansas River, and Cumberland River. Cooper Marine operates the largest barge fleeting footprint in the United States, including barge fleets on the Lower Mississippi River, Port of Mobile, Yellow Creek State Inland Port, and numerous private terminal barge fleets along the US inland waterway system. 

View our fleeting and shifting terms and conditions here.

View our barge affreightment terms and conditions here.

Stevedoring and Terminal Operations

Cooper Marine operates one of the country's largest fleet of dry bulk gantry and floating derrick cranes. The company’s world-class stevedoring operations consist of two deep-draft private cargo terminals in the Port of Mobile, operations at public cargo terminals in the Port of Corpus Christi and Port of Mobile, and numerous private inland marine terminals throughout the states of Alabama and Mississippi. Cooper Marine’s private terminals in the Port of Mobile include 35 acres of storage area to support cargo transloading operations to and from ship, barge, and truck, and a reclaim and conveyor system for transloading wood pellets from bottom-dump trucks into covered barges.

Interested in a career working on the river?

We offer professional growth and advancement, great pay, and outstanding benefits. If you think you have what it takes, then it’s time to begin a rewarding career with Cooper Marine. Apply today!