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… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
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… 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
The New Orleans Engineer District has begun the long-awaited closure of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. The flood control structure, located about 33 miles upriver from New Orleans, La., diverts… Read More
The Eighth Coast Guard District is under new command following a change of command ceremony held at the Port of New Orleans’ Julia Street Cruise Terminal July 23. Rear… 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… Read More
Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and managers and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will gather in New Orleans, La., August 7–9 for the 114th… Read More
With the gradual move to Tier 4 engines domestically and the international implementation of IMO 2020 just six months away—both emission-reducing regulations—the demand for low sulfur fuel and diesel… Read More
On June 12, Houma, La.-based towboat operator Dupre Marine Transportation christened the mv. Everard Dupre, the 18-year-old company’s ninth vessel. The Everard Dupre is named after company owner Rory Dupre’s… Read More
