Frank McCormack, Author at The Waterways Journal

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Big River Propeller Holds Grand Opening For New Orleans Area Shop

March 25, 2022

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

Port NOLA Holds Open Houses For Future Container Terminal

March 19, 2022

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

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Aerial view shows progress on the dredge R.B. Weeks at Eastern Shipbuilding. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Dredge R.B. Weeks Taking Shape At Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard

March 18, 2022

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

Crescent Marine Christens The Mv. Captain Walter The mv. Captain Walter was built for Crescent Marine Towing by Eymard Marine Construction & Repair. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Marine Towing)

The mv. Captain Walter was built for Crescent Marine Towing by Eymard Marine Construction & Repair. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Marine Towing)

Crescent Marine Christens The Mv. Captain Walter

March 18, 2022

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

Coast Guard Helps New Orleans Celebrate Mardi Gras Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, shakes hands with Randolph “Rudy” Davis, the 2022 King of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barbara Mabrity on Lundi Gras, February 28, in New Orleans. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, shakes hands with Randolph “Rudy” Davis, the 2022 King of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barbara Mabrity on Lundi Gras, February 28, in New Orleans. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Coast Guard Helps New Orleans Celebrate Mardi Gras

March 13, 2022

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 Christens Mv. Emily Webber The 2,000 hp. mv. Emily Webber was built by Intracoastal Iron Works. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Emily Webber

March 11, 2022

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

MVTTC Conference Returns After COVID Hiatus Caption for photo: Capt. Will Watson, captain of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, speaks at the podium; next to him are Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition and Eddie Belk, director of programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Caption for photo: Capt. Will Watson, captain of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, speaks at the podium; next to him are Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition and Eddie Belk, director of programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

MVTTC Conference Returns After COVID Hiatus

March 11, 2022

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

Viking Mississippi Enters Final Construction Phase

March 11, 2022

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

Thatcher Project Highlights Ingenuity, Community Partnerships A maintenance crew with the Vicksburg Engineer District removes a portion of the hinged crest gate from Thatcher Lock and Dam on the Ouachita River. The Corps removed the gate and installed the lock and dam’s poiree needle system in early February after discovering that the gate’s anchorages were leaking, causing the Corps to lose pool on Thatcher Lake. (Vicksburg Engineer District photo)

A maintenance crew with the Vicksburg Engineer District removes a portion of the hinged crest gate from Thatcher Lock and Dam on the Ouachita River. The Corps removed the gate and installed the lock and dam’s poiree needle system in early February after discovering that the gate’s anchorages were leaking, causing the Corps to lose pool on Thatcher Lake. (Vicksburg Engineer District photo)

Thatcher Project Highlights Ingenuity, Community Partnerships

March 4, 2022

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… Read More

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park

February 25, 2022

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… Read More

Author: Frank McCormack