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CHEM 168

Freight Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHEM 168 · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC operator of record, 2023

CHEM 168 is a 1994 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 45 inspections since 1994, most recently in July 2019, along with 7 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.

Records from 1994 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 1 July 2019.

Built: 1994
Last inspected: 1 July 2019
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 45
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2012
Inspected with: 8 other vessels

Identity

1026140

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412928

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-412928

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations31

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded5

…past their stated due date1

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1994–2019)

The 45 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 716 / net 716

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1994

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 12 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itFreight Barge

Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it716 - Simplified, Gross Ton
716 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspected as a tow unit · 8

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

CHEM 193 Tank Barge · MISLE 7956 · 11 March 2012 · activity 4270495 TAYLOR MARIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 132293 · 11 March 2012 · activity 4270495 J. W. HERSHEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 87459 · 26 December 2000 · activity 10065 JACK JAMES Towing Vessel · MISLE 111326 · 26 December 2000 · activity 10065 ACBL 2704 Freight Barge · MISLE 100613 · 5 March 1995 · activity 56569 VL 7190 Freight Barge · MISLE 112048 · 5 March 1995 · activity 56569 MARK KNOY Towing Vessel · MISLE 148600 · 5 March 1995 · activity 56569 CHEM 244 Tank Barge · MISLE 341643 · 5 March 1995 · activity 56569

Inspection history · 45

1 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6732651

27 March 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6650669

30 January 2019 SIP Initial Entry

Administrative · USCG Heartland District (dp) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6617292

17 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6611577

12 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6567114

13 October 2017 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6287239

21 April 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6131563

7 October 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6035435

30 September 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6013301

1 December 2015 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5793608

30 November 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5772110

27 October 2014 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5013154

17 August 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4413718

11 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4270495

7 November 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4190449

29 November 2010 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3907051

11 August 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3832397

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3479092

13 November 2008 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3362456

22 January 2008 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3134188

17 October 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2802258

7 October 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2509859

6 December 2004 COI Inspection · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2251097

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985372

5 December 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1959314

9 October 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1923696

8 November 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1702619

20 November 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1440603

26 February 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1384692

26 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 10065

2 March 2000 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1046567

21 December 1999 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1417003

30 November 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807219

2 November 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 804410

23 October 1998 Administrative

Administrative · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 803534

16 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 801974

22 December 1997 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1398809

26 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 531541

7 February 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1371680

10 January 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 882263

5 May 1995 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1392219

16 March 1995 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 866085

6 March 1995 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 858627

5 March 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56569

29 December 1994 Hull Examination · Initial Certification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1177475

Deficiency record · 7

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 27 March 2019 No resolution recorded

Pin hole in bow void stbd side, 2'forward of aft bulkhead

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 May 2019 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 17 January 2019 Resolved

BARGE SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY 3" to 8" PUNCTURE STBD BOW SIDESHELL APPROXIMATELY 6' ABOVE WATERLINE. RESTRICTED FROM LOADING OPERATIONS UNTIL PROPER PERMANENT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO SATISFACTION OF ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 29 January 2019
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory air test on a 6'x 6' insert located on the stbd bow.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 29 November 2010 Resolved

18" x 1/8" fracture in stbd stern iwo the 9' draft and a 12" x 1/8 fracture in the port deck line.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 December 2010
Resolved 2 December 2010
Resolution: Verified proper repairs.

Documentation

Issued 20 November 2001 Resolved

VRP did not contain information required by 33 CFR 155.1040(i)(6).

Condition: Unknown
Due 21 November 2001
Resolved 21 November 2001

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 November 2001 Resolved

Repair 8" fracture located in port bow corner, approx. 1 foot below headlog.

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 November 2001
Resolved 20 November 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 20 November 2001 Resolved

#5 stbd wing void MHC gasket torn.

Due 20 November 2001
Resolved 20 November 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 20 November 2001 Resolved

P/V valve pressure side flame screen fouled.

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 November 2001
Resolved 20 November 2001

Casualty record · 1

11 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4270495

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.