Independent · Est. 1902
Built to perform Trusted to last
Hopper, tank, and specialty barges from our shipyard in Ashland City, Tennessee — engineered, welded, and delivered by people who have spent their lives on the water.
1902 Established Who we are
We build the barges that
move America’s rivers.
NABRICO Marine Products is a safety-focused leading manufacturer of hopper, tank, and deck barges. We serve a diverse set of customers — dry products, liquids, containers, and other bulk cargo — with a proven ability to deliver at the rate the industry demands. NABRICO Marine also has the ability to manufacture custom barges to meet your specific needs.
What we build
Built for the Long Run.
Standard sizes built fast. Custom configurations built to your spec.
Hopper Barges
Box and rake hoppers — open for coal and steel, or covered with NABRICO fiberglass barge covers for the grain that feeds the world.
Specs
Tank Barges
The most trusted name in the inland tank barge industry. Heated for asphalt or non-heated for petro-chemicals, in 10,000 and 30,000 barrel standards.
Specs
Specialty & COB-70
Deck barges, container barges, and independent bottle (LPG) barges. The COB-70 carries 35% more than two standard hoppers combined.
SpecsNABRICO craftsmanship
Built by the hands
that know the work.
NABRICO Marine Craftsmanship is at the core of what we do and contributes to our uniqueness as a company. The flexibility inherent in NABRICO Marine Craftsmanship will help ensure our reputation for quality is carried forward into future generations. Our ability to provide superior products and services to our customers rests in the hearts and hands of the men and women who represent NABRICO Marine Craftsmanship. We are grateful for their dedication and commitment.
Proven Durability
Hardware and vessels that hold up in real conditions — not just in theory.
Real-World Functionality
Designed for how crews actually operate, from deck equipment to full vessel builds.
Industry Trust
Used across fleets and shipyards for decades. Earned, not claimed.
Engineered Solutions
Standard and custom-built — from individual components to complete barges.
2021 AWO Safety Award Award-winning safety
A safer way
to tanker.
Our team won the 2021 American Waterways Operators Safety Award for the new-build 30K Clean Tank Barge — recognizing operators that improve equipment or processes to enhance safety during tankering and transit.
The barge was engineered to enhance personnel safety and environmental protection, covering everything from how crew move across the deck to how the vessel is monitored in operation.
One company · Five brands
The NABRICO family.
Five specialized brands, one standard of marine-grade engineering. Wherever you land, the rest of the family is one click away.
NABRICO Marine Products Barges & Marine You are here NABRICO-Marine Components Shipyard Supply Visit site 
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EnviroSpan Modular Culverts Visit site Since 1902
More than a century
on the water.
Bridges, steamboats, towboats, and tank barges — the NABRICO story spans more than a hundred years of American river history.
- 1902
Founded
Arthur J. Dyer founds the Nashville Bridge Company in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1923
On the Cumberland
Steamboat and towboat construction begins on the Cumberland River.
- 1977
Ashland City
A second shipyard opens upriver at Ashland City, the yard still building today.
- 2021
AWO Safety Award
The 30K Clean Tank Barge earns the American Waterways Operators safety award.
- 2026
Independent again
NABRICO Marine Products stands on its own once more, carrying the name forward.
Free consultation
Need it built
to your spec?
Talk to the people who will actually build it. We quote standard hulls and fully custom configurations alike.