The New Orleans chapter of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) held its first Leaders in Maritime Panel June 19 at the Jones Walker Law Firm in New… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Shamrock Marine LLC, a provider of warehousing and vessel transport of groceries, supplies, filters, palletized cargoes and personnel to towboats and oceangoing ships midstream, has built a reputation for… Read More
Pirogues replaced pushboats on a stretch of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway July 21 when the Town of Jean Lafitte, La., hosted the Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races—also called the Battle… Read More
Ask any educator and he or she will affirm that the summer slide, defined as the loss of knowledge that takes place over the summer break, is real. That… Read More
Leaders and operators of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway will gather August 21–23 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala., for the 36th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference. Read More
Friends and family gathered July 25 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel to celebrate the 2018 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award: William T. “Bill” Bergeron, renowned… Read More
Parker Towing Company, the Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based towboat, barge and terminal operator, recently partnered with FMT Shipyard & Repair on the Harvey Canal in New Orleans, La., to refurbish… Read More
With oil prices down the past few years, many maritime companies have hit pause on their building programs. But now with an upward trend over the past year, some… Read More
Operators on the Louisiana stretch of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will have a trio of partial or total lock closures to deal with in late summer and fall,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced July 11 the closure to navigation of Columbia Lock on the Ouachita River until further notice. Less than a week prior, the Corps’… Read More
