Maritime Partners, a New Orleans-based owner of close to 550 towboats, barges and other maritime assets on long-term charter, held a christening ceremony February 26 for the mv. Chris… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
The board of directors of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), the organization representing maritime businesses connected to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, has announced that Paul Dittman will succeed… Read More
The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA), the industry group representing commercial navigation along the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (BWT), will hold its 71st annual meeting May… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) has restarted cruising in the United States, with the 100-passenger Independence departing Amelia Island, Fla., March 13 on an eight-day cruise concluding in Charleston, S.C. Read More
As part of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) March 3 release of its Report Card For America’s Infrastructure, the organization hosted a panel discussion focused on how… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD), a $2 billion project that, if built, would connect… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District has announced the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit wrapped up its 2020 revetment season March 4. The historic unit returned to Vicksburg, Miss., March… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Marine Accident Brief detailing a September 8, 2019, incident involving the mv. Savage Voyager and a pair of tank barges… Read More
The public comment period is underway for permits related to a project that would develop a new grain elevator and terminal on a 248-acre site on the right… Read More
On a cold February evening—frigid by New Orleans’ standards—the mv. Jared Phillips, the newest vessel in Parker Towing Company’s fleet, motored through the Harvey Canal, down the Mississippi River… Read More
