Capt. Jayson Grimes. Jayson Grimes was 19 back in 1990 when he went to work aboard towboats. He credits a few friends of his who’d already started out… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
As a 19-year-old, Bretford Wildrick took a job right out of high school as a welder at Iowa Marine & Repair in Keokuk, Iowa. Wildrick, a native of… Read More
Bill Bergeron died February 2 at age 73. The New Orleans maritime community, family and friends of William T. “Bill” Bergeron are celebrating his life, while also mourning… Read More
The mv. Kathleen has been tripping tows through the locks between the Lower Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, La., and the bayous that connect to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway… Read More
A towboat pushing six barges loaded with aggregate got into trouble near Mile 235 on the western side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) January 29, with the… Read More
In the final days of the Trump administration, residents of southeast Louisiana received a parting gift from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the form of “new… Read More
Quincy, Mass.-based Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company has announced a contract with IHC America Inc. for the design of a new 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge. Cashman… Read More
The clock is ticking for small shipyards hoping to receive funding from a popular Department of Transportation Maritime Administration grant program. Applications for the 2021 installment of the Small… Read More
The cargo ship Daisy heads downriver on the Lower Mississippi River January 21, carrying yachts, recreational vessels and three Maritime Partners-owned towing vessels. The mvs. Paula M. Sperry, Brooks M. Read More
Shamrock Marine is continuing to reshape the Baton Rouge, La., riverfront. In late 2019, the company added its new office—a repurposed towboat wheelhouse—to the levee on the left descending… Read More
