The Philadelphia Engineer District is gearing up to solicit bids for a medium class hopper dredge (MCHD) to replace the dredge McFarland, part of the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
A strong cold front stretching from the Gulf of Mexico up to Tennessee passed through southeast Louisiana in the evening hours March 22. The same storm had already generated tornadoes… Read More
Big River Propeller (BRP), part of the James Marine family of companies, has expanded to the Big Easy, with the official launch of a propeller shop in the New… Read More
Over the course of eight days, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) hosted three open houses in St. Bernard Parish to engage residents from the community that will… Read More
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… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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. 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… Read More
