Frank McCormack, Author at The Waterways Journal

Harbor Towing & Fleeting Continues Longtime Legacy Of Star Fleet A 1980s photo of Todd Clower, now CEO of Harbor Towing & Fleeting, standing in front of his namesake vessel, the Todd G, docked at Star Fleet at Mile 91 on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

A 1980s photo of Todd Clower, now CEO of Harbor Towing & Fleeting, standing in front of his namesake vessel, the Todd G, docked at Star Fleet at Mile 91 on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Harbor Towing & Fleeting Continues Longtime Legacy Of Star Fleet

April 12, 2024

On the right descending bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, about midway between Algiers Lock on the west bank and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock… Read More

‘The Claw’ Makes Removing, Replacing Barge Lids Safer, Simpler The Claw Lid Lifter is designed to remove and replace barge covers without needing to have people on the barge. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Gifford)

The Claw Lid Lifter is designed to remove and replace barge covers without needing to have people on the barge. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Gifford)

‘The Claw’ Makes Removing, Replacing Barge Lids Safer, Simpler

April 12, 2024

Chuck Gifford has been involved in barge fleeting and terminal operations his entire 47-year career in the maritime industry. In fact, he married into it. “My wife’s… Read More

First Concrete Pour Completed At Demopolis Lock The first concrete is poured for the Demopolis Lock repair project. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Perkins)

The first concrete is poured for the Demopolis Lock repair project. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Perkins)

First Concrete Pour Completed At Demopolis Lock

April 12, 2024

The concrete trucks began arriving at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in rural Alabama around 4 a.m. April 11 for the first of seven concrete pours to repair… Read More

Infrastructure Repairs Lead To Delays Across The South

April 5, 2024

While repair work at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama continues to march steadily toward a late-May reopening, operators on the Black Warrior River and farther south… Read More

Daytime Closures At Bayou Sorrel Lock To Last Through The Fall

April 2, 2024

Vessels transiting the Morgan City-Port Allen alternative route on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana will be dealing with weekday daytime closures at Bayou Sorrel Lock through the… Read More

Red River Stakeholders To Consider Deepening, Extending Navigation To DFW

March 29, 2024

Stakeholders of the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway—the navigable portion of the Red River that extends from the Mississippi River to Shreveport, La.—and those farther upriver in Arkansas and… Read More

NOLA District Christens New Survey Vessel The mv. Ducarpe sets sail after a christening ceremony held at the Seabrook Harbor & Marine March 7 in New Orleans, La. This hydrographic survey boat is the newest among the fleet of vessels that sails the waters of South Louisiana for the New Orleans Engineer District. (U.S. Army photo by Sye Ellis)

The mv. Ducarpe sets sail after a christening ceremony held at the Seabrook Harbor & Marine March 7 in New Orleans, La. This hydrographic survey boat is the newest among the fleet of vessels that sails the waters of South Louisiana for the New Orleans Engineer District. (U.S. Army photo by Sye Ellis)

NOLA District Christens New Survey Vessel

March 29, 2024

The New Orleans Engineer District held a christening ceremony March 7 for a new survey vessel from Silver Ships Inc. of Theodore, Ala. The near-26-foot by 9.5-foot vessel with… Read More

Debris Removal Completed At Demopolis Lock On a deck barge in the lock chamber, crews assemble forms that will eventually be lifted into the chamber to hold newly-poured concrete in place. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

On a deck barge in the lock chamber, crews assemble forms that will eventually be lifted into the chamber to hold newly-poured concrete in place. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Debris Removal Completed At Demopolis Lock

March 29, 2024

The effort to repair Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama has entered a new phase, now that debris removal is complete. The Mobile Engineer District marked the… Read More

TxDOT Adds Hybrid Ferry To Galveston-Port Bolivar Fleet The 293- by 66-foot hybrid-powered ferry Esperanza “Hope” Andrade was designed by The Shearer Group and built by Gulf Island Fabrication. (Photo courtesy of The Shearer Group)

The 293- by 66-foot hybrid-powered ferry Esperanza “Hope” Andrade was designed by The Shearer Group and built by Gulf Island Fabrication. (Photo courtesy of The Shearer Group)

TxDOT Adds Hybrid Ferry To Galveston-Port Bolivar Fleet

March 22, 2024

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) unveiled the newest member of its Galveston-to-Port Bolivar ferry fleet on March 8, a hybrid-powered vehicle and passenger ferry designed by Houston-based The… Read More

Ingram Christens Trio Of Boats From Main Iron Works Cindy Holman christens the mv. Gary L. Holman, named for her husband, Ingram vice president-barge maintenance. (Photo courtesy of Ingram Marine Group)

Cindy Holman christens the mv. Gary L. Holman, named for her husband, Ingram vice president-barge maintenance. (Photo courtesy of Ingram Marine Group)

Ingram Christens Trio Of Boats From Main Iron Works

March 22, 2024

Members of the Ingram Marine Group family gathered March 7 at the company’s Triangle Fleet in Reserve, La., to celebrate the christening of three new towboats from… Read More

Author: Frank McCormack