The harbor deepening movement taking the nation’s coastal waterways by storm has come to Alabama’s Port of Mobile. The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) has announced that the U.S. Army… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
The 37th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference, which was held at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., August 27–29, began on a strong note with an address from Kentucky Gov. Read More
Tied up on the Lower Mississippi River just below New Orleans, La., are two brand new, never-in-service passenger ferries planned to transport residents and tourists in the Big Easy between… Read More
https://youtu.be/2rZp7B1Q75U Neighbors watched from their folding chairs along LA-75 in Plaquemine, La. Motorists slowed to take pictures and blow their horns in support. Workers paused for selfies. Passing boats slowed… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, owner of some 350 towboats and barges on long-term charter throughout the inland waterways, christened a new towboat July 26 at John Bludworth Shipyard in… Read More
Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders who operate on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway gathered in New Orleans, La., August 7–9 for the 114th annual GICA Seminar. Read More
The long-awaited fall on the Lower Mississippi River is underway in Louisiana, with the New Orleans Engineer District officially deactivating its Phase II flood fight July 29 and completing the… Read More
The 114th annual Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) seminar opened with an address by U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, the junior Republican senator from Louisiana known both for his stalwart support… Read More
Work has begun on the first phase of the Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project, which when complete will deepen the ship channel to between 54 and 56 feet and extend… Read More
With persistent high water and shoaling on many of the nation’s rivers, ongoing recovery from recent hurricanes and efforts to deepen seaports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, Congress… Read More
