General Marine Services

Friends, customers & venders we are excited to be part of the below press release:

The Parker Towing team just got bigger! We are announcing today the acquisition of General Marine Service (a Baton Rouge based tank barge operator) and with that announcement we want to extend a warm welcome to all the GMS employees joining us at Parker Towing. Be on the lookout for more information to follow in the coming days, but for now... Welcome Aboard!

Sincerely,
Alison Phillips
Director of Communications

Our 1st Captain’s Conference for 2022 did not disappoint. We enjoyed a great time at the beautiful LauBerge Casino in Baton Rouge with the first half of our skillful vessel managers. The wives that joined us made it even better.

Along with all the laughs we accomplished much and left with many positive takeaways, opportunities, and areas for improvement to continue our strive for excellence for our customers.

Round 2 soon! Thanks to all those involved in making it happen!

We are very sorry for the passing of one of our own. Our prayers and condolences are with John's wife, Angie, his family & close friends. Through John’s battle with cancer, he demonstrated hope, courage & resilience. He was a man of great faith ~ a fighter to the end.

John M Cohea was not only an employee of GMS, but always a true friend and part of the family with an endearing personality. There are many stories of John that date back many, many years with most everyone here at GMS. We were very grateful John chose GMS to finish out his long-time career on the river.

John showed his incredible talent and passion through his handmade knives. Many of us will continue to cherish his gifts for many years to come, a perfect remembrance of him.

John, you will be sincerely missed.

God is good!