Orion Marine Group, a segment of Houston-based Orion Group Holdings Inc., held a christening ceremony in Port Lavaca, Texas, November 10 for its newly rebuilt cutterhead dredge, Lavaca. Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
In 1992, Joseph Wesley, a commercial electrical contractor from Ohio, had an idea for how to shake up the construction staffing scene. Rather than a contractor directly hiring temporary… Read More
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards has reached an agreement to acquire Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilders VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) from parent company ST Engineering… Read More
The state of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is proposing to build a freshwater diversion at Bayou Boeuf Lock in Morgan City near Mile 94 on the… Read More
The Gulf Coast chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is set to meet in the Crescent City November 7–9 at the Loews Hotel in downtown New Orleans. … Read More
Southern Towing, a portfolio company of Chicago-based CC Industries, and Sulphur, La.-based Devall Towing have announced the pending operations and management integration of the two companies. The formal… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has announced updates to infrastructure and the overall design of its planned container terminal to be built in Violet, La., within the… Read More
With the Mississippi River dipping below low water marks not seen in decades, many people who live beside it are seizing the opportunity to venture along the… Read More
Holt Lock, Mile 347 on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, Ala., closed to navigation about 3 p.m. October 23 due to a component failure on the lower… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met virtually October 18 to discuss its pending report on the April 13, 2021, capsizing of the liftboat Seacor Power off the coast… Read More
