Southern Towing Co., Chicago, an affiliate of CC Industries, announced Feb. 2 that it has acquired Devall Towing, Sulphur, La., from the Devall family. Founded in 1952, Devall is a towboat and barge operator for specialty chemicals along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Lower Mississippi River. It operates a fleet of 36 towboats and 125 liquid tank barges.