The mv. Robert Cenac, a 60-foot-long, 1,400 hp. towing vessel in Al Cenac Towing’s fleet, was pushing a 150-foot-long crane barge called the Mr. Dawg eastbound on the Gulf Intracoastal… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Steve Alley’s story of how he got his start in the maritime industry might sound unusual today, but not so 40 years ago. “I answered a blind ad in the… Read More
Inflation and rising interest rates are driving up the cost of just about everything. Every industry is facing labor challenges. Logistics issues are making it harder to secure anything… Read More
Anyone who’s driven a sports car, whether in video games or real life, has probably heard of a turbocharger, the snail-shaped assembly that uses exhaust gas to increase the air… Read More
Venture Global LNG, the company already in the midst of building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Plaquemines Parish, La., about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans at… Read More
Life, with all its twists and turns, rises and falls, can be a lot like a river. Sometimes it’s even like the Mississippi of old, an alluvial or meandering river… Read More
The mv. Miss Mollye D, an 86- by 34-foot towboat built in 1961 by Towing Service Inc. in Greenville, Miss., was eastbound on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on December… Read More
Since 2017, the Maritime Throwdown (MTD), founded by Capt. Kenny Brown, has promoted safety, professionalism and line-handling excellence on the inland waterways. What started as a small-yet-lively event almost… Read More
Shell has invested $10 million in Avondale Global Gateway tenant Gulf Wind Technology to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator with the goal of developing, testing and deploying a… Read More
In a season where inflation and supply chain issues are disrupting some infrastructure projects, at least one is moving ahead at full speed and full funding: the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion… Read More
