A sister ship to Weeks Marine’s dredge Magdalen is on the way from Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard. The forthcoming dredge R.B. Weeks is expected to be delivered early next… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Harvey, La.-based Crescent Marine Towing held a christening ceremony February 19 at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair for the mv. Captain Walter, an Entech-designed towboat that measures 60 feet by… Read More
Each year, the Coast Guard participates in a New Orleans Carnival tradition by transporting the King of Zulu and his entourage from the Port of New Orleans administrative building to… Read More
Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony February 3 for the seventh of nine boats the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La. The company named the boat… Read More
After canceling its 2021 meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) held its annual conference February 24, marking the group’s 40th anniversary. Held… Read More
Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Asia, Egypt. These are the places Viking offers river cruises around the world. And with Viking’s first U.S.-built riverboat now in the water and entering its final… Read More
Officials with the Vicksburg Engineer District’s Thatcher Lock & Dam, the northernmost navigation structure on the Ouachita River in Arkansas, first noticed something wrong at the structure in late October… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss., will soon have a new community park on the Mississippi River, thanks to a donation from Vicksburg’s own Golding family. Golding Barge Line (GBL) has operated out of… Read More
Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss., hosted a Who Works the Rivers (WWR) career discovery day February 11, with about 150 high school juniors and seniors from five area schools… Read More
ABB has announced the rebranding of its turbocharging division under the name “Accelleron,” which is a compound of words like “access,” “accelerate” and “excel.” The brand builds off of ABB’s… Read More
