Acbl Homeport (2024)

FAQs

How many boats does ACBL have? ›

ACBL operates a fleet of approximately 3,550 barges, including covered hopper and open hopper barges for dry products and tank barges for liquids, powered by nearly 190 towboats.

A not-for-profit organization, the ACBL determines internationally recognized rules of bridge, sanctions clubs and tournament games, and encourages participation at all levels of proficiency and experience.

American Commercial Barge Line Llc is a public company headquartered in Indiana with an estimated 718 employees.

To see your current masterpoint balance, go to the MyACBL portal. For a detailed statement, check your Masterpoint History.

According to a recent investor presentation by Kirby, three barge companies stand out from the rest of the pack: Ingram Barge Co. and American Commercial Barge Line top the list of ownership of total dry cargo barges, while Kirby itself dominates tank barges.

The Great Lakes Towing Company, popularly called “The Towing Company,” operates the largest and most experienced U.S.-flag tugboat fleet.

The average age of the ACBL's 167,000 members hovers around 73, as the league is filled mostly with players who learned in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. As that cohort got older, they continued to fill the halls of bridge clubs around the country.

Unlike poker, chess, even backgammon, top-tier bridge events don't have prize money. Instead, professional players make money through the patronage of other, well-heeled bridge enthusiasts.

Mike Ellis - American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) | LinkedIn.

The barges are owned and operated by Campbell Transportation Company.

Who is the owner of American Commercial Barge Line? ›

Mike Ellis is the CEO of American Commercial Barge Line.

Barge: non-motorized vessel in which commodities are loaded into or on and carried along the waterways. There are multiple types of barges and multiple sizes of barges. Deck Barges are flat top barges where cargo can be set on flat surface and transported.

Only those points won in sanctioned ACBL games can count as official ACBL points. You can win points in other tournaments on BBO, and although they will count as BBO points and will be considered in raising the number (or letter) on your profile, they will not be able to be added to your ACBL point totals.

Black points are awarded for overall positions, section positions, and match awards in ACBL-sanctioned club games, in all unit events and in all other levels of tournament competition except those in which gold, red or silver points or net points are awarded.

There are several levels of Life Master: Bronze, Silver, Ruby, Gold, Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, and Grand. There are formulas for computing masterpoint awards for all ACBL sanctioned events.

About Marquette:

Our Company operates over 130 towboats on the Mississippi River System, Gulf-Intracoastal Waterway, and near-shore coastwise market.

The ACBL from A to Z

As a member of the ACBL, you are one of more than 167,000 people who enjoy the camaraderie and fun of participating in a game of skill and strategy. ACBL members agree that duplicate bridge is one of the most challenging and exciting mind sports in the world!

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a biennial sailing race that takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globe in 11 specially-designed identical yachts owned by Clipper Ventures.