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One of the mightiest on the Mighty Mississippi, barge and tugboat operator American Commercial Lines navigates the inland streams of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Systems, made up of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Illinois Rivers. In South America it operates on the Orinoco River and the Parana/Paraguay river system. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of rail giant CSX, the company owns about 5,000 barges and some 200 towboats, carrying cargo such as steel, grain, coal, and petroleum. American Commercial Lines also runs marine construction facilities and river terminals and provides shipbuilding and maintenance, stevedoring, and ship-to-shore communications. CSX owns 34% of the company.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 773.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 4.7%
Employees: 3,700
Revenue per employee: $209,135.14
KEY PEOPLE |
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Michael C. Hagan
CEO
James J. Wolff
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1701 E. Market St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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Phone: 812-288-0100
Fax: 812-288-1664
Online: Web Site
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