Trinity Industries, Inc. of Dallas has announced the formation of a new corporation to market its marine products. The new corporation, Trinity Marine Marketing, Inc., will be responsible for marketing the marine products manufactured by its Ingalls Iron Works and Equitable Shipyards facilities. The Ingalls Iron Works subsidiary of Trinity has shipyards in Decatur, Ala. and Bainbridge, Ga. The Equitable subsidiary has yards at Madisonville, La. and New Orleans.
The principal product of these shipyards is river hopper barges for the grain and coal trade operating on the U.S. inland waterways system. Production capabilities and assembly-line techniques employed by these facilities combine to make Trinity the world's largest barge producer, the company states. Trinity's expertise in the construction of LASH and SEABEE barges on an assembly-line basis has contributed to its success as a leading producer of river hopper barges.
Trinity Marine Marketing is headed by C.M. Keeney as president. Mr. Keeney was formerly president of Trinity's Equitable Shipyards subsidiary. He served in that position for 11 years prior to the formation of the new marketing corporation, which is headquartered at 3616 I-10 Service Road South, Suite 109, Metairie, La. 70001.