Business View Magazine - Dec 2023

FULL MARINE SERVICES NEW CONSTRUCTION & VESSEL REPAIR 29120 HWY 75 Plaquemine, La 70764 (225)659-2647 • Verret@verretshipyard.com • Located along the intracoastal atmilemarker 42 on theMorgan City/Port Allen route • 700Ton FloatingDryDock: 100’ x 47’ (between thewingwalls) • 700TonRailwayDryDock: 90’ x 32’ • VariousCranes up to 230Tons • Full MachineShopService • Full AluminumFabricationShop •DocksideService •Blasting&Coating • TowingServiceAvailable •Barge andTugRentals •CompleteCarpentry Shop advantage.” Kohnke mostly attributes the continued success of Chem Carriers to its founder, Frank Banta, and the Banta family legacy. “Frank grew up on boats with his father, who also grew up on boats with his father,” he says in conclusion. “It’s truly a family that grew up on the water, operating boats and barges. So, they have a unique knowledge and perspective that has guided our company as opposed to some other companies that are run by private equity, lawyers, or bankers. He came to this as a mariner. So, everything we do is through that prism. I think that gives us a leg up.” 250 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12