Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, located in Lockport, La., launched the barge for Vicksburg Engineer District’s forthcoming Armor One September 4. Armor One is the eventual successor for the Corps’ Mat Sinking… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services held a christening ceremony September 4 for the mv. Capt. Jacob Garcia, named for a longtime captain who’s been with the company more than… Read More
When the Rosedale-Bolivar County Port Commission hired Robert Maxwell as the deputy director of the Port of Rosedale almost 16 years ago, the move marked a homecoming of sorts… Read More
Over the past year, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has marked a number of 40th anniversary milestones. On December 12, 1984, Corps of Engineers contractors removed the last section of earth separating… Read More
Durund Elzey’s presentation came near the conclusion of this year’s Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) annual seminar, and yet his topic was anything but an afterthought for operators on… Read More
New Orleans-based Global Maritime Ministries (GMM) has announced the recipients of this year’s Crystal Lighthouse and Rev. John P. Vandercook Service awards, which will be presented at the organization’s Lighthouse… Read More
Port executives, economic developers and state representatives from Louisiana have long described the five deep-water ports of the Lower Mississippi River—composed of the Port of Baton Rouge, the Port of… Read More
They may not spend a watch in the wheelhouse or appear in line-handling reels on TikTok, but they’re nonetheless indispensable to the 24-hour movement of towboats on the nation’s waterways. Read More
Robert Yount For more than 30 years, deckhands, tankermen, pilots and captains have come and gone on the mv. Charles Southern, a 3,600 hp., twin-screw towboat owned by Sulphur, La.-based… Read More
Warren Clay “I started in June of 1980 when I stepped on my first towboat, and I’ve been here ever since,” said Warren Clay, shipyard project manager for Canal Barge… Read More
