Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, is continuing its growth into the offshore wind power sector with the announcement… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) hosted its annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon in Houston April 28 after a two-year break due to COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida. Despite that delay, the… Read More
Cheryl “Cherrie” Felder is one of the maritime industry’s most recognized and beloved leaders, especially in the tight-knit New Orleans community where she lives, and it’s been that way for… Read More
The Steamboat Natchez, the iconic New Orleans-based sternwheeler built in 1975, caught fire the night of May 3 while moored in the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The New Orleans Fire… Read More
With the war in Ukraine and global supply chain and logistics issues, the connectedness of the world is on full display today. And that connectivity—and vulnerability—extends all the way down… Read More
Metairie, La.-based McDonough Marine Service held a christening ceremony in New Orleans April 7 for the mv. Alma Grace, named for Alma Grace McDonough, wife of company founder Bernard P. Read More
The New Orleans and Vicksburg Engineer Districts have a pair of lock closures scheduled for this summer and fall that will temporarily disrupt navigation on both the Red and Ouachita… Read More
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX), May 23–25 in St. Louis, Mo., will feature an education session titled “Workforce Development and Company Culture” that will look at the labor challenge facing… Read More
Compared to road, rail and air, moving cargoes on the inland waterways is already the greenest mode of transportation. Still, operators are actively exploring ways to shrink their carbon footprint… Read More
The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA) will hold its 72nd annual meeting May 18–20 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala. The yearly gathering of operators, managers and stakeholders… Read More
