New year, new branding, new website, new containerized cargo record. The Port of Mobile and its governing body, the Alabama Port Authority, rang in the new year with a series… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
In the United States, inland and nearshore cruising returned to the inland waterways and coastal waters last spring and summer, with blue water cruises returning to some ports late in… Read More
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works has delivered a new idler barge, named the Jeremiah H, to dredging firm Mike Hooks LLC. The barge, outfitted with a hydraulic driver spud track that was… Read More
After a hiatus in 2021 due to COVID-19, the Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) is set to hold its annual conference again in 2022, this time marking the… Read More
Cable Arm Inc., a manufacturer of mechanical clamshells designed for both environmental and maintenance dredging, has delivered the first half of a 75-cubic-yard clamshell to Norfolk Dredging Company, with the… Read More
The years-long effort to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) from 47 feet to 50 feet crossed a major milestone last month when the Crescent River Port Pilots Association… Read More
It’s been close to two months since Hurricane Ida made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm at Port Fourchon, La., slowly moved inland over towns like Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Bourg, Raceland… Read More
Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19 on the east bank… Read More
Jim Fletcher, a longtime leader in the maritime industry and founder of Baton Rouge, La.-based Team Services LLC, retired from his full-time role with the company at the end of… Read More
David Wiley’s lifelong passion started in a familiar way: he picked it up from his father. “I grew up working on mechanic stuff with my dad,” Wiley said. “I like… Read More
