The New Orleans Engineer District reopened the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock to navigation November 25 following a closure for repairs stretching back to early September. The lock was… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
John Porcari, former U.S. deputy secretary of transportation with the Obama administration, spoke to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) November 12, offering a glimpse into… Read More
Mariners in need of marine license and professional liability insurance have a new option, with 360 Coverage Pros entering the market. What’s more, the application process and online interface that… Read More
Water rescue product manufacturer C-Hero LLC, whose MOB (man overboard) Rescue System includes both the C-Hero Rescue Davit and the C-Hero VR-12 Rescue Pole, is now offering e-training free of… Read More
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has taken delivery of the first of three 6,600 hp., triple-screw towboats from C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La. The mv. Scarlett… Read More
Lydia Ann Channel Fleet (LACF), a Rockport, Texas-based provider of fleeting and fuel services and operator of towing vessels on charter, held a christening ceremony October 16 for four of… Read More
Officials from Louisiana’s Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), the agency tasked with overseeing efforts to breathe new life into the state’s vanishing coastline, hosted a webinar October 21 focused… Read More
The U.S. Department of Commerce, through its Economic Development Administration (EDA), has awarded a $1.7 million grant to the University of West Alabama, located in Livingston, Ala., to boost barge… Read More
The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock is nearing completion of a closure that started in early September to locate and address points of water intrusion that were causing scouring,… Read More
Hurricane Zeta made landfall close to 4 p.m. October 28 near the south Louisiana town of Cocodrie with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph., just short of reaching Category 3… Read More
